Scott Horton Show Interviews

Scott Horton Show Interviews


Latest Episodes

1/31/18 MSF’s Ghassan Abou Chaar updates the situation in Yemen
January 31, 2018

Ghassan Abou Chaar, Doctors Without Borders’ head of missions in Yemen, joins Scott to discuss the situation in Yemen. Chaar says that the cholera outbreak has improved as the dry season has limited the spread of the infection,

1/26/18 Joey Lawrence on the Turkish assault on Syrian Kurdistan
January 26, 2018

Joey Lawrence returns to the show to discuss the latest developments in northeast Syria, where the Kurds and Turks are facing off—with the U.S. potentially caught in the middle. Lawrence breaks down the Turkish strategy in the battle against the Kurds,...

1/26/18 Peter Lee on how Douglas MacArthur conspired to start a war with China
January 26, 2018

Peter Lee, aka @chinahand, returns to the show to discuss his new documentary General Douglas MacArthur’s Conspiracy To Start A War With China. Lee describes the history of U.S.-China tensions dating back to the 1950s,

1/26/18 Daniel McAdams on Syria, Trump, and Twitter’s investigation into Russia-gate
January 26, 2018

Co-host of the Ron Paul Liberty Report Daniel McAdams returns to the show to discuss the latest developments in Syria where the Turkish government is threatening to confront American forces in eastern Syria.

1/26/18 Andrew Bacevich on U.S. diplomacy under Trump and the rise of China
January 26, 2018

Retired army colonel Andrew Bacevich returns to the show to discuss the state of American diplomacy under Trump. Bacevich opens with a general background of his work and explains why he dissents frequently with the top brass of the U.S. military.

1/24/18 Greg Shupak on the arrest of Palestinian 16-year-old Ahed Tahimi
January 24, 2018

University of Toronto professor Greg Shupak joins Scott to discuss his article “Slapping An Israeli Soldier More Newsworthy Than Shooting A Palestinian Child In The Face.” Shupak details the events that led up to Ahed Tamimi’s arrest after her cousin w...

1/24/18 Kelley B. Vlahos on Trump’s neocons
January 24, 2018

Kelley B. Vlahos, executive editor of the American Conservative Magazine, returns to the show to discuss her latest article, “Neoconning the Trump White House.” Vlahos details her research into the neocon creep into the Trump administration and does a ...

1/23/18 Reese Erlich on the brewing conflict in Northeast Syria
January 23, 2018

Reese Erlich joins Scott to discuss the latest developments in Iraq and Eastern Syria. Erlich details the growing tension between Turkey, a NATO country, and the United States and the Kurds who are getting caught in between.

1/21/18 Gareth Porter on Donald Trump’s Bluff Towards North Korea
January 21, 2018

Gareth Porter returns to the show to discuss his latest article “Why Trump’s North Korea Bloody Nose Campaign Is A Big Bluff.” Porter examines the Trump administration’s approach to North Korea and explains why he thinks Trump’s posturing about carryin...

1/12/18 James Carden on the popularity of non-interventionism and the new Cold War
January 12, 2018

James Carden returns to the show to discuss his latest article “A New Poll Shows the Public Is Overwhelmingly Opposed to Endless US Military Interventions.” Carden breaks down the different findings of the poll,