The Libertarian Institute - All Podcasts

The Libertarian Institute - All Podcasts
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  1. 2d ago ·  Video

    Shoddy Investigative Practices

    I watched the Caleb Flynn trial and was shocked by how little physical evidence there was. Although I think the jurors got it right, could innocent people be convicted?

  2. 3d ago

    The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Joe Terwilliger: Tensions Flare in East Asia as North Korea Tests Hypersonic Missiles!

    A single phrase can change the whole global chessboard: nuclear first use. We start by reacting to speculation about a US nuclear strike in Iran and lay out why even “unlikely” decisions matter when escalation could pull in Russia, China, and every other nuclear-armed state. Deterrence is supposed to prevent war, but it also creates terrifying edge cases where leaders gamble for leverage and everyone else has to guess what comes next. From there, we pivot to the Korean Peninsula and the reality that keeps colliding with Washington’s talking points. North Korea has been crystal clear that denuclearization is not on the table, and we dig into why that position is rational from Pyongyang’s perspective after watching what happens to governments that lack a credible deterrent. We also sort signal from noise on weapons claims, missile tests, and how US South Korea Japan military exercises can accelerate a security spiral where both sides insist they are acting defensively. We close with the diplomacy question people keep asking: will Trump meet Kim Jong-un again. Our guest makes the case that mid to late 2028 may be the first serious window, when legacy, leverage, and “no other day” incentives align. Along the way we talk sanctions relief, liaison offices, the UN’s fading enforcement power, and how the Russia North Korea defense pact reshapes what negotiations can even look like. If you found this useful, subscribe, share the show, and leave a review so more people can find these conversations.

  3. 5d ago

    The Kyle Anzalone Show guest BILL BUPPERT: Are the Houthis a Real Threat to Saudi Arabia and the American Empire?

    Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has dragged on for years, but one detail should stop you in your tracks: the New York Times reports Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reached out to Donald Trump three times asking for US military help against Ansar Allah and each time Trump declines. That raises a bigger question than day-to-day headlines ever do: what is it about the Houthis and Yemen’s battlefield that makes even Washington hesitate? We sit down with Bill Buppert to break down the core drivers of Houthi resilience, from mountain terrain and local fighting culture to the hard limits of conventional armies trying to seize rugged ground. We talk honestly about why Saudi Arabia struggles to translate expensive platforms into decisive results, and why preventive maintenance, doctrine, and initiative can matter as much as budgets and aircraft inventories. Along the way, we dig into how civil wars inside Yemen intersect with regional pressure, propaganda narratives, and the long shadow of outside intervention. Then we widen the lens to modern warfare itself. Drones, FPVs, and cheap precision are changing casualty rates and tactics fast, challenging old assumptions about air superiority and even the future of manned aviation and heavy armor. If Yemen can keep launching missiles and surviving air campaigns, what does that imply for military planning around Iran, a far larger country with similarly unforgiving geography?

  4. 6d ago

    9/25/26 Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick on the State of Israel’s Lobby in 2026

    Download Audio. Scott interviews the Quincy Institute’s Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick about their new book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power. Discussed on the show: Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power by Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick Naza (IMDb) Eli Clifton is a senior advisor at the Quincy Institute and Investigative-Journalist-at-Large at Responsible Statecraft. Follow him on Twitter @EliClifton. Ian Lustick is an American political scientist and specialist on the modern history and politics of the Middle East. He is the Bess W. Heyman Professor Emeritus in the Political Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania and a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.   Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott’s work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott’s other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott’s books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/4eMQblu Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/4a5fKvx Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott’s full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tax Attorney Matt Sercely https://agoristtaxadvice.com; Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com; and Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ (use promocode Horton) You can also support Scott’s work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show!

  5. 6d ago

    9/25/26 Rich Baris on the Most Under-Appreciated Trends in American Politics

    Download Audio. Scott interviews Rich Baris about his new book and the broader political trends he’s uncovered through his work as a pollster. Baris shares some unique insights into the dramatic shifts happening on both the left and right—especially with younger Americans—that are going mostly unnoticed thanks to antiquated polling conventions. Discussed on the show: Burn It Down: What the Polls Say Young Americans Really Want by Rich Baris and Joshua Lisec PeoplesPundit.Locals.com Rich Baris is the director of Big Data Poll and host of Inside the Numbers with the People’s Pundit. He is the author of Burn It Down. Join his Locals community and follow him on X @Peoples_Pundit. Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott’s work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott’s other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott’s books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/4eMQblu Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/4a5fKvx Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott’s full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tax Attorney Matt Sercely https://agoristtaxadvice.com; Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com; and Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ (use promocode Horton) You can also support Scott’s work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show!

  6. Sep 24

    9/19/26 Ben Aris: A Deep Dive on the State of the War in Ukraine

    Download Audio. Scott interviews Ben Aris about the war in Ukraine. Aris uses his deep expertise of Russian society and the ongoing war to give us a window into the evolving nature of the conflict and the barriers to peace facing both sides. Discussed on the show: Radio Moskva IntelliNews Ben Aris is the founder and editor-in-chief of bne IntelliNews.  Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott’s work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott’s other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott’s books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/4eMQblu Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/4a5fKvx Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott’s full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tax Attorney Matt Sercely https://agoristtaxadvice.com; Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com; and Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ (use promocode Horton) You can also support Scott’s work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show!

  7. Sep 24

    The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Lt. Col. KAREN KWIATKOWSKI: Rescued Pilot Finally Surfaces, Hegseth Goes on Tour

    A miracle survival story can be true and still be used as propaganda, and that tension is exactly what we can’t ignore. We bring back Lt.Col. Karen Kwiatkowski to react to the long-awaited 60 Minutes appearance by the rescued Iran shootdown survivor known as “Bravo” and to explain why the interview lands as flat, scripted, and oddly incomplete. We look at what’s emphasized (patriotic messaging, praise for institutions, polished phrasing) and what’s missing (messy human memory, granular sensory details, and answers that match basic plausibility). From there, we follow the breadcrumbs on how narratives get manufactured. We talk through reporting that suggests political pressure to “showcase” the rescue, and we connect it to Pete Hegseth’s “Send Me” rhetoric and the broader habit of treating service members as props for public persuasion. This is not an argument against the troops. It’s an argument for honesty about an undeclared Iran war, the media’s role in amplifying official storylines, and why the public should demand evidence when the stakes are life, death, and escalation. We also shift to what doesn’t get showcased: casualties and accountability. We discuss reports that more US troops died than the Pentagon publicly disclosed, how undercounting can happen, and why historic war narratives like Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman still matter when evaluating today’s coverage. We close by unpacking Trump’s public threats toward Iran and what they signal when paired with questions about readiness, logistics, and long-term military strain. If this conversation sharpens your skepticism in a useful way, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people find the show.

  8. Sep 23

    The Kyle Anzalone Show: Impeachment, Empty Arsenals and a War Without End

    Sixty thousand bombs is not a headline you just scroll past, especially when the bill is picked up by U.S. taxpayers. We start by unpacking reports that Washington has agreed to provide Israel a huge package of heavy munitions, including 2,000-pound bombs and penetrator “bunker buster” style weapons. We talk through what that amount of firepower means in practical terms, why it raises immediate concerns about how it will be used in Gaza and beyond, and how funding mechanisms like foreign military financing reshape accountability in U.S. foreign policy. Then we move to Congress, where Representative Thomas Massie introduces articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. We lay out the core argument in plain language: the Constitution puts war powers with Congress, the War Powers Act sets timelines, and the war against Iran is described as continuing well past even the most generous interpretation of executive authority. We also dig into other claims raised alongside the impeachment effort, including a controversial operation targeting Venezuela’s leader and a campaign of strikes on vessels labeled as drug traffickers, which we discuss as a shift from interdiction to lethal force. The last segment is about the part most people ignore until it breaks: logistics. Using a Pentagon Inspector General report and recent examples of interceptor usage, we explain why munitions stockpiles, Patriot and THAAD production limits, rare earth supply chains, and training pipelines can become the real ceiling on military strategy. We also look at how aircraft carrier operations depend on aviation fuel and resupply cycles, and why that complicates promises about sustaining high-tempo operations and controlling chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz. If you want clear, unsparing analysis of U.S. military policy, war powers, and the real-world constraints behind big political claims, subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

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