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7/19/21 Peter McCormack on the Bitcoin Revolution Taking the World by Storm

by Scott Horton | Jul 19, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Peter McCormack discusses the latest developments in the world of Bitcoin. The most important news is that El Salvador moved to make Bitcoin legal tender, alongside the U.S. dollar, which McCormack says is huge for its viability as a mainstream currency. Bitcoin...

7/9/21 Jim Bovard on Biden’s Buffoonish War on Extremism

by Scott Horton | Jul 14, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Jim Bovard discusses the recent rumblings about "domestic extremism," which the Biden administration and many Democrats have been warning is a rising problem in America. So far, Biden has only issued executive orders about so-called extremism, but some politicians are...

7/9/21 Jared Wall on the Delta-8 THC Loophole Allowing Americans to Buy Cannabis Legally

by Scott Horton | Jul 13, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

New advertiser Jared Wall joins the show to discuss his website, thchempspot.com, which offers cannabis products containing Delta-8 THC, a form of psychoactive THC that's perfectly legal almost everywhere in the United States. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is...

7/2/21 Andrew Cockburn on the Catastrophic Legacy of Donald Rumsfeld

by Scott Horton | Jul 7, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about his new book, Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. Scott and Cockburn discuss Rumsfeld's ascent to power through various presidential administrations, with special focus on his role in the disastrous post-9/11...

7/2/21 Mark Perry on the Pentagon’s Latest Corporate Welfare Boondoggle

by Scott Horton | Jul 5, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Mark Perry discusses the bizarre case of the Stryker, a vehicle used by the U.S. army to transport infantry troops to the battlefield. The Stryker, Perry explains, is a deathtrap: it isn't heavily armored enough to stand up to real combat, it rolls over easily and it...

7/2/21 Max Blumenthal on Sulome Anderson’s McCarthyite Lawsuit Against the Grayzone

by Scott Horton | Jul 4, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Max Blumenthal tells the shocking story of a recent lawsuit filed against the Grayzone by heiress Sulome Anderson, who alleged that she was slandered as a hack journalist by Blumenthal's outlet. Blumenthal readily admits that they have criticized Anderson's work, but...

7/1/21 Bjartmar Alexandersson on the Lies of America’s Star Witness Against Julian Assange

by Scott Horton | Jul 2, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Journalist Bjartmar Alexandersson explains the outright lies of America's major witness against Wikileaks' Julian Assange. Discussed on the show: "Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment" (Stundin) This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored...

6/24/21 Ben Suitt on the Alarming Suicide Rate Among Post-9/11 War Vets

by Scott Horton | Jun 24, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Ben Suitt about his work about veteran suicides for Brown University's Cost of War Project. Suitt conservatively estimates that about 30,000 veterans of America's terror wars have taken their own lives, a truly astonishing number. This side of modern...

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Immigration Control and the Rule of Law

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The Palestinians: The Libertarian Take

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