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Trita Parsi explains why he thinks that President Trump's clear signal that he doesn't want to go to war with Iran has sent a message to American allies like Saudi Arabia that they should now pursue diplomacy instead of war. Some assume that without a strong U.S. military presence in the Middle East, the region will fall apart. Parsi says it is quite the opposite, and that these countries are perfectly capable of getting along with each other without our involvement. Most recently, the Iraqi government has voted to kick American troops out, as they desperately want to avoid becoming the battlefield for a war between the U.S. and Iran.

Discussed on the show:

"As the Assassination of Iran’s Suleimani Shows, the United States Is the Main Spoiler of Peace in the Middle East" (Foreign Policy)

Trita Parsi is the president of the National Iranian American Council and the author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy. Parsi is the recipient of the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Follow him on Twitter @tparsi.

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Ryan McMaken discusses his recent articles for the Mises Institute about the future of U.S. dollar hegemony. He walks us through the dollar's history as global reserve currency, which began in the mid 20th century as an alternative to a direct gold standard. Still, the dollar was redeemable for gold in theory, until Nixon suspended the policy altogether and unchained debt and inflation to bring about the system we have today. McMaken describes the importance of keeping the dollar as the default currency for oil transactions, creating demand for not only the currency itself, but for dollar-denominated securities that can be purchased back with those dollars by oil producers like Saudi Arabia. He conjectures that a key factor in America's aggressive foreign policy is to make sure the Middle East continues to agree to this system.

Discussed on the show:

"Huge Debt Got Us Hooked on Petrodollars — and on Saudi Arabia" (Mises Wire)

"The World Looks to Abandon the Dollar as US Sanctions Tighten Their Grip" (Mises Wire)

Ryan McMaken is a senior editor at the Mises Institute. He has degrees in economics and political science from the University of Colorado, and was the economist for the Colorado Division of Housing from 2009 to 2014. He is the author of Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State in the Western Genre.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.

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On FPF #445, I debunk lies about North Korea and Iran. On North Korea, the blob often claims the US must take an aggressive position on  North Korea because of North Korean nuclear weapons. I explain how the North Korean nuclear weapon program is a reaction to America's hostile policy towards North Korea. The war state is also pushing the claim that Iran is getting closer to a nuclear weapon. Iran continues to be inspected by the IAEA and does not have a nuclear weapons program.

54 Minutes

Adult Themes

This is part 2 of an interview with Ryan Dawson. Ryan is the host of The Anti Neo-Con Report which appears on his YouTube channel, Ryan Dawson, linked below. Ryan has researched Jeffrey Epstein and has not only come away with information on the child trafficking and rape, but his business dealings going all the way back to his first "job."

Ryan's Youtube Channel

ANCReport.com

Ryan on Twitter

Trick or Treason by Robert Parry

Compromised by Terry Reed

Fool's Errand by Scott Horton

Donate at the Libertarian Institute

Pete's Link to Sign Up for the LP

Lions of Liberty Podcast

Link to Richard Grove's Autonomy Course

Pete's Patreon

Pete's Books on Amazon

Pete's Books Available for Crypto

Pete on Facebook

Pete on Twitter

Parker Lewis of Unchained Capital gives the 101 on fractional reserve banking, quantitive easing, the problems of the current financial system, what money is, and why we need bitcoin.

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On FPF #444, I discuss the Congressional hearing of the Inspector General for the Afghan War. During his testimony, he said US officials have a "disincentive" to tell the truth about the situation in Afghanistan, and we have created a situation that basically requires people to lie. The lies being told about Afghanistan ensure the US will not leave the country after nearly two decades, and Americans do not know the war has long been lost. So we will continue to send our money and children to Afghanistan to be wasted.

61 Minutes

PG-13

Pete invited Ryan Dawson to come on the show. Ryan is the host of The Anti Neo-Con Report which appears on his YouTube channel, Ryan Dawson, linked below. Pete mentions the main countries the US government is constantly fighting or threatening and asks Ryan to talk about who specifically is benefitting from these endless wars.

Ryan's Youtube Channel

ANCReport.com

Ryan on Twitter

Trick or Treason by Robert Parry

Compromised by Terry Reed

Fool's Errand by Scott Horton

Donate at the Libertarian Institute

Pete's Link to Sign Up for the LP

Lions of Liberty Podcast

Link to Richard Grove's Autonomy Course

Pete's Patreon

Pete's Books on Amazon

Pete's Books Available for Crypto

Pete on Facebook

Pete on Twitter

On FPF #443, I discuss the fallout of the Soleimani assassination and the lies the Trump administration is telling. Trump and his team have had to walk back all their claims that Soleimani was an imminent threat. Now, Pompeo has claimed the decision was made to establish real deterrence over Iran. The Iraqi government is now pushing the American forces to leave, but the US is refusing to listen. Protesters have taken to the street in Iran to protest their government after a Ukrainian flight was shot down by the Iranian military.

58 Minutes

PG-13

Pete invited animator and ANCAP Tomasz Kaye to the show. Tomasz is most famous for his animated, 4-minutes video, "George Ought to Help." Tomasz uses his animation skills to communicate the ideas of voluntaryism and anarcho-capitalism but is also a huge fan of decentralization and voluntary communities.

Pete and Tomasz discuss some objections that many people have particularly when it comes to how certain situations that would arise would be handled absent the monopoly on force and violence that is the State.

George Ought to Help

Tomasz's Website

Tomasz's Article Against the NAP

Tomasz on Twitter

Donate at the Libertarian Institute

Pete's Link to Sign Up for the LP

Lions of Liberty Podcast

Link to Richard Grove's Autonomy Course

Pete's Patreon

Pete's Books on Amazon

Pete's Books Available for Crypto

Pete on Facebook

Pete on Twitter

Scott talks to Andy Worthington about Guantanamo Bay, where dozens of prisoners are still detained without charges under suspicion of involvement in terrorism. Worthington reminds us that President Obama campaigned on closing the prison, but quickly gave up after resistance from republicans. Trump, meanwhile, has kept his campaign promise not to release any more prisoners. Worthington fears that the plight of these men being detained with no hope of justice is simply not a cause most Americans care about. He continues to do what he can to keep the issue in the public consciousness.

Discussed on the show:

The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison

Outside the Law: Stories From Guantanamo

"The Guantánamo "Suicides"" (Harper's Magazine)

"The Report (2019)" (IMDb)

Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of "Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo." Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.

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