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6/22/21 Kalmen Barkin on Israel’s New Coalition Government

by Scott Horton | Jun 23, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Kalmen Barkin is back for an update on Israeli politics. Naftali Bennett has just taken over as Israel's prime minister, following Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to successfully form a coalition government. Bennett, explains Barkin, is quite far on the right, yet he and...

6/4/21 Annelle Sheline on Washington’s Fatal Misunderstanding of the Situation in Yemen

by Scott Horton | Jun 6, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Annelle Sheline about her work on the war in Yemen. Sheline says that negotiating an end to the war has proven difficult, since both the UN framework and the U.S.-Saudi mentality is totally inconsistent with the situation on the ground. Neither will...

5/28/21 Tom Woods on the Revitalization of the Libertarian Movement

by Scott Horton | May 30, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to the great Tom Woods about the latest happenings in Libertarian Party politics. Scott, Tom and many other committed libertarian activists have decided to join the LP recently in an effort to re-energize the movement and spread the principles of liberty....

5/20/21 Jeremy Hammond on the Deliberate Perpetuation of Strife Between Israel and Palestine

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

Scott interviews Jeremy Hammond about the real history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, focusing on the fact that, counter to the mainstream narrative, Israel has encouraged the rise of Hamas all along as a useful foil. Israel, Hammond explains, has never wanted a...

5/20/21 Kalmen Barkin on Israel’s Fraught Past and Uncertain Political Future

by Scott Horton | May 21, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Kalmen Barkin is back for an update on Israeli politics. In the last two weeks, Knesset opposition leader Yair Lapid got the opportunity to form a coalition government, and possibly oust Prime Minister Netanyahu for the first time since 2009. But just afterward, as...

5/20/21 Eric Brakey and Reed Cooley on State Nullification and the Defend the Guard Movement

by Scott Horton | May 21, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Eric Brakey, former state senator from Maine and current spokesman for Young Americans for Liberty, talks about the efforts to get Defend the Guard bills into state legislatures. The Defend the Guard movement is an attempt to force congress to uphold its role in...

5/20/21 Gareth Porter on the Increasing Power Shift Toward Hard-Liners in Iran

by Scott Horton | May 20, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the national political scene in Iran, where, in large part thanks to U.S. intervention, the population is increasingly aligning behind the most conservative forces, and moving away from President Rouhani. Iranians, Porter says, have...

5/13/21 Mike Swanson on the Post-Covid Economic ‘Recovery’

by Scott Horton | May 17, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Mike Swanson gives his take on what's in store for the U.S. economy as the covid restrictions begin to lift. Although the early economic recovery isn't looking as rosy as some predicted, many businesses do seem to be getting back to normal as the pandemic subsides....

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