August 03, 2013

Scott Horton 2013.08.02

First interview Reza Marashi

Reza Marashi, Research Director for the National Iranian American Council, discusses the latest inflammatory mistranslation of an Iranian president’s comments about Israel; how moderate Hassan Rouhani could help mend Iran’s relations with the West; and the Obama administration’s bad-faith negotiating style. (Duration: 30:26 — 7.0MB)





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Second interview Sheldon Richman

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his decidedly not-boring article “Frédéric Bastiat and Subjective Marginal Utility;” why economics is really all about human interaction; and why the minimum wage argument misses the point. (Duration: 25:53 — 5.9MB)




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Third interview Patrick Cockburn

Patrick Cockburn, a journalist for The Independent, discusses the increasing violence in Iraq; Kurdistan’s progress towards independence; the lesser-evilism of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki; why the US continues to aid the floundering Syrian rebels; and what really happened during the Libyan and Egyptian regime changes. (Duration: 35:17 — 8.1MB)




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