Scott is joined by John Dolan who used to write under the names Gary Brecher and The War Nerd. The two discuss a recent article Dolan wrote that lays out the big picture causes and developments in the Tigray-Ethiopia war. Dolan explains the necessary Ethiopian history...
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11/19/21 Samantha Melamed on the Epidemic of Coerced Confessions in the Philadelphia Police Department
by Scott Horton | Nov 23, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott is joined by Samantha Melamed of the Philadelphia Inquirer to talk about a series of articles she wrote called The Homicide Files. Since 2018, a total of 22 people convicted of murder have been exonerated. Melamed tells a couple of these stories and ties them...
11/19/21 Russell Wray on the Antiwar Movement, Protesting and the Military’s Impact on the Environment
by Scott Horton | Nov 22, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews activist Russel Wray from Ellsworth Maine. Wray has been protesting the wars every Sunday since 2002. He discusses his journey to the antiwar movement and how it’s changed since he began his weekly protests. Wray is also a member of a group that’s...
11/15/21 Lyle J. Goldstein on How the US Would Lose the Battle for Taiwan
by Scott Horton | Nov 21, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Lyle J. Goldstein, who now works at Defense Priorities. Goldstein challenges the idea that a war with China over Taiwan would be fundamentally different from the war in Afghanistan. In fact, he thinks the U.S. had a better chance of victory in...
11/12/21 Joe Lauria Explains Julian Assange’s Situation
by Scott Horton | Nov 20, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott is joined by Joe Lauria of Consortium News. Lauria gives us a detailed account of Assange’s eventful past year. A British judge, who despite agreeing that Assange had violated the Espionage Act by publishing secrets handed to him, refused to extradite him to the...
11/12/21 Kelly Beaucar Vlahos on the Quincy Institute, Zalmay Khalilzad and Mark Perry
by Scott Horton | Nov 18, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Kelly Beaucar Vlahos from Responsible Statecraft. For listeners unfamiliar with it, Vlahos gives an introduction to her place of work and the think tank behind it, the Quincy Institute. Next they discuss Zalmay Khalilzad who spoke at an event...
11/12/21 Hunter DeRensis on America’s History of Hating War Profiteers
by Scott Horton | Nov 13, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott is joined by Hunter DeRensis to discuss a recent longform article he wrote for The American Conservative. The article was the culmination of months of research DeRensis did on the history of the American public’s perception of weapons manufacturers. DeRensis...
11/4/21 Peter Zeihan on American Power and China’s Coming Collapse
by Scott Horton | Nov 5, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews author and geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan. Zeihan does not believe China will be a nation state ten years from now. One reason, he argues, is that China’s economy is completely dependent on the disappearing American presence keeping the peace on...
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Update February 2025: The Pause That Refreshes
I have not published an episode for a month which is unusual to those of you used to my fortnightly cadence. Well, I am moving and that has caused some difficulties in time management. We have relocated and now we are looking for a house while in temporary...
“Few and Defined,” Really?
The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution places a limit (just compensation) on an implied power (eminent domain) that is not listed in Article I, Section 8. Thus, James Madison was less than candid when he said the national government’s powers...
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The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Larry Johnson : Will Netanyahu Blow Up Trump’s Negotiations With Iran Again?
What happens when a “surgical strike” meets a country that’s spent years hardening its air defenses, extending missile range, and practicing asymmetric warfare? We sit down with Larry Johnson to test the myths, map the ranges, and weigh what a U.S. or Israeli hit on...
The Puddle Mirror
I want to stay up late, drinking coffee while the moon stands high. Talking with friends or, strangers, why not both? Discussing philosophy, the stars, literature and art. Hearing and sharing thoughts of of our own. Not talking points framed by others or references to...
The Fight for Sovereignty
We discuss lessons learned from reading We, weaponized immigration as a socialist tactic, weaponized surrogacy, and the fight against globalism. Substack YouTube X Libertarian Institute
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