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7/25/22 John Vaughn on Why People Aren’t Joining the Military

by Scott Horton | Jul 29, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott spoke with retired U.S. Army Captain John Vaughn about the Military’s recent recruitment troubles. Vaughn gives an insider’s take on why interest in joining up has been dropping and highlights some relevant statistics. He reflects on his own...

7/1/22 Alan MacLeod on the Alarming Number of Ex-FBI Agents Working at Twitter

by Scott Horton | Jul 5, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott talks with Alan MacLeod about the reporting he’s done on the surprising number of former FBI agents who have joined the content moderation department at Twitter. He runs through some specific examples of people who have spent their careers...

7/1/22 Diego Rivera on Defend the Guard and the Art of Effective Activism

by Scott Horton | Jul 4, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott interviews Diego Rivera, a veteran and activist, to talk about Defend the Guard legislation. The bill, which has been introduced in nearly all the State Legislatures, aims to block the deployment of National Guard troops to foreign combat...

7/1/22 Shireen Al-Adeimi: The Ceasefire in Yemen is Not Enough

by Scott Horton | Jul 3, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott is joined by Shireen Al-Adeimi to discuss the war in Yemen. They talk about the War Powers Resolution in Congress and the Ramadan ceasefire, which is holding for now. Al-Adeimi points out that the Saudis dropping their support for former...

6/17/22 Kevin Gosztola: Julian Assange Extradition Approved by the UK

by Scott Horton | Jun 20, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Kevin Gosztola joined Scott on Antiwar Radio to discuss the most recent developments in the Julian Assange Case. Gosztola presents a primer on who Julian Assange is for those who are unfamiliar with him or who only know of the Collateral Murder...

6/17/22 Douglas Macgregor on the Lies Getting Ukrainians Killed

by Scott Horton | Jun 18, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott is joined by retired Col. Douglas Macgregor to discuss an article he wrote about the war in Ukraine. Macgregor points to the lies that got us into a situation earlier this year where a Russian invasion was inevitable and the lies that are...

5/16/22 Ethan Siegel: Hotter Than the Sun

by Scott Horton | May 17, 2022 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Ethan Siegel joins Scott to discuss the science behind the temperature of thermonuclear explosions. Scott is putting together a new book that argues for the abolition of nuclear weapons called Hotter Than The Sun. He wanted to talk with an expert...

5/13/22 John Quigley on the Russian Enclaves of Eastern Europe

by Scott Horton | May 16, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott talks with John Quigley about Crimea, the Donbas and other regions in Eastern Europe with heavy ties to Russia. In the mid-90s, Quigley was tasked with leading talks between the new Ukrainian government and the people of Crimea and the Donbas...

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"If, despite impressions, the long-term trend, though halting and incomplete, is that violence of all kinds is decreasing, I think that calls for a rehabilitation of the ideals of modernity and progress, and it's a cause for gratitude for the institutions of...

The US Paper War Tiger is Way Behind

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Caution: Hard Times Ahead

Comfort is a thief. Life is hard. Do more and suck less. Class dismissed.

Yet Another US Navy Surface Ship Fiasco

As I have mentioned, the US Navy can't catch a break from the cavalcade of calamities that is Navy shipbuilding for two generations. First they removed the 155mm gun when it was disclosed it was 800 thousand dollars a round Advanced Gun System (AGS) then it took five...

We: Records 1-5

Reading We, a Russian dystopian novel.

The US Navy Does the Right Thing: At Last

This is the first US Navy decision I can get behind in years. The US Navy just cancelled its Constellation class frigate program because it is absolutely incapable of building hulls and ships that work. They have not launched a successful surface ship since 1991 with...

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