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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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Ruminations on War in the 21st Century

Agreed, Armchair Warlord nails the paper tiger posing as the US military. My additions: There is no Auftragstaktik in the modern western militaries despite their "embrace" of Mission Command. Carriers are the crossbow and chariot of the 21st century. A tremendous...

USS Liberty Incident Rises from the Ash Heap of Inconvenient History

Medal of Honor citation for Commander William L. McGonagle, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Liberty (AGTR-5) Thanks to Candace Owens for lifting this incident from the dead. One receives the Medal of Honor for engaging in a fight in enemy action. "For conspicuous...

Natural Economic Law Can’t Be Repealed

If the government restricts supply and subsidizes demand, out-of-control prices, resource shortages, and unpleasant ad hoc coping restrictions will follow. That is the natural (economic) law. The government cannot repeal it. But it can stop its attempt to plan.

Dumpsters Afloat: The Zumwalt Chronicles Continues

The weapons system removed from the Zumwalt They were going to build 30 and ended up building three of these dysfunctional monstrosities. Commissioned in 2016, it has only taken them eight years to retrofit the weapons system. The Navy's priorities have changed since...

Lawrence Premieres in London

On this day, 62 years ago, David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) premiered in London, UK. My favorite movie of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULsFcSpaVO0

The Health-Care Nirvana Fallacy

Someone explain how coercive centralized bureaucratic control of medical decision-making and the purse can beat the decentralized free market with its undistorted price system. The government has many things besides medical care it wants to spend tax money on, and...