Scott talks to Philip Weiss about Israeli politics in light of Netanyahu's recent victory in the election for prime minister. Israeli society, explains Weiss, leans heavily right wing, especially the young people, and this creates serious barriers to negotiations for...
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4/12/19 Daniel Lazare on the Plot to Use George Papadopolous to Get to Trump
by Scott Horton | Apr 14, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Daniel Lazare about the story of George Papadopoulos, the young man at the center of the FBI's investigation into Donald Trump. Lazare recently reviewed Papadopolous's book, in which he claims to be completely innocent of any wrongdoing and merely a...
4/12/19 Matthew Hoh on the Afghanistan Peace Talks
by Scott Horton | Apr 14, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Matthew Hoh joins Scott for an update on the peace talks in Afghanistan. There are some reasons for optimism, says Hoh, but he cautions that without a plan for careful withdrawal of troops, the country could quickly be plunged into brutal civil and tribal warfare in...
4/12/19 Eric Margolis is Waiting for the Second Algerian Revolution
by Scott Horton | Apr 13, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis comes back on the show to give an update on the revolutions brewing in Africa. The forces at work during the Arab Spring are still at play in countries like Algeria, and elsewhere in Africa, America has deliberately fomented political unrest for its own...
4/8/19 Ramzy Baroud on the Great March of Return
by Scott Horton | Apr 11, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Ramzy Baroud about the Palestinians' March of Return and their broader struggle for civil rights in Israel. Discussed on the show: "‘The Essence of Being Palestinian’: What the Great March of Return is Really About" (Counterpunch) Obstacle to Peace: The...
4/11/19 Joe Lauria on Julian Assange’s Arrest
by Scott Horton | Apr 11, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Joe Lauria joins the show for an update on Julian Assange, who was arrested this morning at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Lauria explains why it's so dangerous for governments to prosecute Wikileaks, which is nothing more than a platform for information. This...
4/8/19 John Kiriakou on Chelsea Manning’s ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ Moment
by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to John Kiriakou about Chelsea Manning, who is refusing to testify against Wikileaks. Kiriakou explains that she probably doesn't want to incriminate herself by forgetting things while rehashing details of previous testimony. Scott and Kiriakou both agree...
4/4/19 Bette Dam on the Secret Life of Mullah Omar
by Scott Horton | Apr 9, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to journalist Bette Dam about her new book, Searching For An Enemy: The Secret Life Of Mullah Omar. Dam also reflects on how journalists may need to rethink the ways they report on the terror wars. Bette Dam is a journalist and the author of A Man and A...
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Freedom and Competition
"The freedom of man under capitalism is an effect of competition. The worker does not depend on the good graces of an employer. If his employer discharges him, he finds another employer. The consumer is not at the mercy of the shopkeeper. He is free to patronize...
Do You Really Meme It?
I was going to write a comment on some current discourse, the usual diatribe of impulsive viral outrage invented by those who live online. A reaction to trending tantrums. The usual produce from memetards who vomit digital junk the algorithms, whether one follows them...
“Mature Capitalism” Ain’t Capitalism
"It would be correct to describe this state of affairs in this way: Today many or some groups of business are no longer liberal; they do not advocate a pure market economy and free enterprise, but, on the contrary, are asking for various measures of government...
Politics IS Spiritual Warfare w/Buck Johnson
Buck is back to discuss how we view politics and spirituality since discovering Orthodoxy.
Protecting Vested Interests
"There were and there will always be people whose selfish ambitions demand protection for vested interests and who hope to derive advantage from measures restricting competition. Entrepreneurs grown old and tired and the decadent heirs of people who succeeded in the...
From Savagery to Civilization
"The market economy is a man-made mode of acting under the division of labor. But this does not imply that it is something accidental or artificial and could be replaced by another mode. The market economy is the product of a long evolutionary process. It is the...
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