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3/27/20 Patrick Jaicomo on Our Unaccountable Overlords

by Scott Horton | Mar 28, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute for Justice discusses the (brief) history of the "qualified immunity" doctrine, which makes it very difficult for civilians to sue government agents for constitutional rights violations. Jaicomo breaks down the different types of legal...

3/20/20 Mike Swanson on the Coming Recession

by Scott Horton | Mar 24, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Mike Swanson offers his take on the current virus-induced stock market downturn. What has surprised him most so far is the fact that assets are down across the board, unlike previous recessions, which might see a decline in stocks offset by a jump in precious metals....

3/20/20 Philip Weiss on Israel’s Uncertain Political Future

by Scott Horton | Mar 23, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Philip Weiss about the latest in Israeli politics, where Benjamin Netanyahu still has neither been removed from power in a decisive election, nor tried for his corruption charges. His main opponent, Benny Gantz, may now be offered the chance to form a...

3/20/20 Tim Shorrock on Getting Along with North Korea

by Scott Horton | Mar 23, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Tim Shorrock shares what might be a positive side to the global coronavirus outbreak: a chance for the U.S. government to relax sanctions on Iran and North Korea. Shorrock thinks it would be easy for President Trump to announce that these sanctions will no longer be...

3/20/20 William Arkin on the Military’s Top Secret Coronavirus Plans

by Scott Horton | Mar 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews William Arkin about his recent Newsweek article discussing the the government's various contingency plans—both public and secret—to keep a functioning, constitutional government alive during a national crisis. He is not so concerned about the...

3/16/20 Jim Bovard on the Police Killing of Duncan Lemp

by Scott Horton | Mar 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Jim Bovard shares the story of the death of Duncan Lemp, a 21-year-old Maryland man recently killed by police in his home in the middle of the night. The police aren't releasing their side of the story yet, but it looks as though Lemp hadn't even been charged with any...

3/13/20 Joe Lauria on the Heroic Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning

by Scott Horton | Mar 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Joe Lauria discusses the latest with Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange. Manning has finally been released after a year in jail for contempt of court after refusing to testify against Assange in his extradition trial. Assange is still being held while his trial in...

3/13/20 Ryan McMaken on the Coronavirus and our Fragile Economy

by Scott Horton | Mar 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Ryan McMaken about the current coronavirus-induced financial slowdown and what it might mean in terms of the next big crash. McMaken explains that with America's incredibly over-financialized economy, practically the only tool that the government...

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It Begins: Blow-back Will Commence Once Festivities Begin

United States declares eight Latin American drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. This will not go well and the sophisticated ratlines, logistics enterprises and support networks will be leveraged to the highest order for retaliatory strikes in CONUS....

Hinting at War and Disaster: Mexico Will Go Up in Flames

Here are some news items from the war on cartels. This is a very ominous development. After two weeks of US Air Force RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft conducting multiple signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations along the US-Mexico border and in...

Comply or Be Burned to the Ground

The IED nonsense continues at professional military education institutions as the zampolits flee for cover. "The Engagement, Retention, and Equal Opportunity directly supports the Naval Academy's Strategic Imperative One: To recruit, admit, and graduate a diverse and...

National Greatness

“A nation which makes greatness its polestar can never be free; beneath national greatness sink individual greatness, honor, wealth and freedom. But though history, experience and reasoning confirm these ideas; yet all- powerful delusion has been able to make the...

Ep 013 “End of an Era: The Infantry Folds Its Colors”

New WarNotes Podcast episode is live Monday 17 February 2025. The age of the infantry is over after a thousands-year long reign in human warfare and conflict. The next 75 years in the 21st century will put paid to an august and enduring institution in human conflict....