The Libertarian Institute - All Podcasts

On FPF #280, I discuss recent CIA leaks that tie Saudi Crown Prince MbS to the Khashoggi murder. The leaks say the CIA assesses with medium to high confidence MbS targeted Khashoggi and probably ordered his death. Another report shows MbS contacted a member of the Khashoggi assassination plot 11 times on the date of the murder. I give my take on Trump's support for MbS and his many failures.  

Links

Intercepted - Hondarus 

Around the Empire - Khashoggi

Dave Lindorff joins Scott to talk about his recent article, "The Pentagon’s Massive Accounting Fraud Exposed," in which he outlines the results of the recent audit of U.S. military spending. The Pentagon's cavalier attitude toward flunking their audit reveals that they don't really care what the voters think, knowing they'll get the funding they want no matter what. In fact, explains Lindorff, much of the supposedly "lost" money is lost because it was never actually spent in the first place. It's a long established practice for military officials to pretend to have spent any leftover money, just so their budgets will be matched or increased the following year. The lost money is actually laundered into some other area and spent later on something it was not intended for.

Dave Lindorff is an investigative reporter and journalist. He is the author of This Can't Be Happening!: Resisting the Disintegration of American Democracy. Follow him on Twitter @DavidLindorff.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Zen Cash; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

Check out Scott’s Patreon page.

Nozomi Hayase joins the show to talk about Wikileaks, given all the recent news about Julian Assange. Hayase explains Assange's background and the founding of Wikileaks, arguing that its mission is critical for a free society today. If leakers and whistleblowers aren't protected, we lose a powerful check on government control of information. She explains that if people think we live under a free democracy, no one will be motivated to reform the things that need changing, and many whistleblowers are working to fight that image.

Discussed on the show:

"Julian Assange, Modern Day Political Prisoner" (Antiwar.com)

"Prosecution of Julian Assange, America’s Betrayal of Its Own Ideals" (Common Dreams)

"Collateral Murder" (Wikileaks)

FISA courts

Espionage Act of 1917

Nozomi Hayase is a journalist and historian, and the author of WikiLeaks, the Global Fourth Estate: History Is Happening. Find her on Twitter @nozomimagine.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Zen Cash; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

Check out Scott’s Patreon page.

On FPF #279, I discuss events surrounding the G20 Summit. I break down the importance of Trump's canceling a meeting with Putin and how the incident in the Kerch Strait played a role. Before a G20 meeting with Xi and Trump, the US sailed a destroyer through the Taiwan Strait. MbS received a lot of media attention at the G20 because of the Khashoggi murder. 

I also look at the failure of the Zumwalt Class Destroyers. 

Links

Kerch Strait analysis

Sheldon Richman talks about the latest with the migrant caravan and President Trump's reaction to it. He points out how odd it is for Trump supporters to justify all the bad things he does by saying "Obama did it too". Wouldn't that mean they should either love Obama or hate Trump? Libertarians are fairly consistent with that standard, but pretty much no one else in politics seems to be. Scott and Sheldon continue to discuss how the war on drugs is largely to blame for migrants coming up in large numbers from Latin America, and how the boom and bust cycle, caused by the Federal Reserve's manipulation of the money supply, fuels economic anxiety among Americans when they see the large waves of immigration coming. Both of these are government problems, and should be abolished.

Discussed on the show:

"TGIF: Gassing Migrants" (Libertarian Institute)

1973 Chilean coup d'état

Los Zetas

Monroe Doctrine

Fear: Trump in the White House

Sheldon Richman is the executive editor of the Libertarian Institute and the author of America’s Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited. Follow him on Twitter @SheldonRichman.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Zen Cash; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

Check out Scott’s Patreon page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7oNZM7ypA

As part of his brilliant interview series, Keith speaks with David D. Friedman about his work and the case for Anarcho-Capitalism.

A special thanks to new patron Kyle Roucis!

Check out Kyle's Website and Big Byte Studios!

Episode 100 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by:

Please Consider Supporting Projects on DonorSee

The Liberty Weekly Amazon Affiliate Link

 

The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today!

Become a Patron! 

Our Nord VPN Affiliate Link

Our Liberty Classroom Affiliate Link

Show Notes:

http://daviddfriedman.com/

Ted Carpenter rejoins the show to discuss both of his recent articles for The American Conservative. The first outlines Libya's political history since the ouster of Gaddafi, in which several promised democratic elections have come and gone. Now politicians are promising an election in early 2019, but Carpenter thinks this one too either won't happen, or will be in some way illegitimate. His second article discusses the turmoil in Ukraine and how U.S. and NATO policy have worsened the situation there. Both Carpenter and Scott think President Trump should employ his famed deal-making abilities as much as possible with Russia; even if the news media make a stink about it, the American people are generally on the side of peace.

Discussed on the show:

"Another False Dawn in Libya?" (The American Conservative)

"Ukraine Doesn’t Deserve America’s Blind Support" (The American Conservative)

Libyan Islamic Fighting Group

Sea of Azov

nationalinterest.org

Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including “America’s Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan” and is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Zen Cash; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

Check out Scott’s Patreon page.

David Vine makes the case that the U.S.'s roughly 800 military bases in over 130 countries are harmful not only to those countries' interests, but to America's own self-interest as well. His movement seeks to bring together people from all parties to force political change in Washington.

Discussed on the show:

"Left-Right Alliance for Closing U.S. Military Bases Around the World" (Institute for Public Accuracy)

"11/5/18 Stephen Walt on a Realist Foreign Policy" (Libertarian Institute)

OverseasBases.net

David Vine is a professor of Anthropology at American University and the author of Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia. He also writes for the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Guardian, among others. Follow him on Twitter @davidsvine.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Zen Cash; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

Check out Scott’s Patreon page.

On FPF # 278, I discuss a vote advancing to a debate on Senate Joint Resolution 54, a War Powers bill that will end the US support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. The vote passed 63-37, all the nays were Republicans. Saudi Arabia's genocidal war against the people of Yemen has 14 million people on the brink of famine. Ending the US support for Saudi Arabia is essential for ending the humanitarian crisis.

Links

FPF #159 - Yemen Cheat Sheet 

Gazan protest number

Journalist George Joseph talks to Scott about the significant ramp up in federal gun prosecutions during Jeff Sessions' tenure, and continuing even now that he's gone. The idea behind his program was to target the "trigger-pulling" criminals, but in reality it targets a lot of people with previous drug possession charges, who might normally be able to own a gun, but are now forbidden from doing so because of their records. Many of the cases have even already been adjudicated at the state level, and are simply being brought up again at the federal. Scott and Joseph think this is probably unconstitutional, but it seems unlikely that any judges will care enough to stop it.

Discussed on the show:

"Jeff Sessions Left Behind A Record-breaking Gun Prosecution Machine" (The Appeal)

Shooting of Philando Castile

George Joseph is a staff writer for The Appeal. Follow him on Twitter @georgejoseph94.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Zen Cash; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

Check out Scott’s Patreon page.