Scott Horton (born 1976) is an American radio host and author.[1] He serves as the director of the Libertarian Institute and hosts The Scott Horton Show, where he has conducted interviews with experts on foreign policy, war, and civil liberties.[2] Horton is also the author of Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism, and Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine, all of which critique U.S. military interventions.[3]
An advocate of non-interventionism, Horton is known for his critique of American foreign policy and his opposition to the expansion of military power.[4] He has contributed to various publications, including Antiwar.com, where he is editorial director, and The American Conservative.[5]
Career
Horton hosts the podcast The Scott Horton Show and has conducted more than 6,000 interviews since 2003.[6] He additionally co-hosts the Provoked podcast with Darryl Cooper.[6] He is also the director of the Libertarian Institute.[6]
Horton is the editorial director of the non-interventionist news portal Antiwar.com.[6] He previously hosted several other shows, including Antiwar Radio for Pacifica Radio's KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, Say It Ain't So on Free Radio Austin 97.1 FM, the Weekend Interview Show and the KAOS Report on Radio KAOS 95.9 FM, for which he won The Austin Chronicle's Best of Austin award in 2007 for "Best Iraq War Coverage."[7]
Horton's book Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan (2017) is an account of the War in Afghanistan since 2001, which argues that the United States should end its presence in the country.[8]The American Conservative described the work as a "masterful account of America's prolonged Afghan engagement."[9]
In 2019, Horton edited and published a collection of interviews with former U.S. Representative Ron Paul entitled The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019.[10] In late 2019, Horton joined the Libertarian Party to support Jacob Hornberger’s presidential campaign.[11]
In 2021, the Libertarian Institute published his book Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism, an appeal to end the American global military campaign known as the war on terror.[12]
In a May 2023 article, Horton argued that the United States should end its involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War, claiming that U.S. actions, including NATO expansion, missile deployments, and what he calls 'orchestrated' regime changes in Ukraine (referring to the 2014 Maidan Revolution), provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He criticized past U.S. administrations for undermining peace efforts such as the Minsk agreements through arms sales to Ukraine and rhetoric aimed at weakening Russia. Highlighting the risk of nuclear escalation due to the war’s proximity to Moscow, Horton likened U.S. actions to hypothetical Chinese and Russian provocations near the U.S. border, in Canada and Mexico. He closed his article by calling for an immediate U.S. withdrawal from any involvement in the conflict.[13]
In 2024, the Libertarian Institute published his book Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine, an account of the Russo-Ukrainian War which details American involvement in the conflict.[14]
In 2025, Horton appeared on the Lex Fridman podcast in episode #473, where he debated Mark Dubowitz on the subjects of "Nuclear Weapons, Trump, Peace, Power & the Middle East."[15] In July 2025, Horton spoke about the Iran–Israel war with Tucker Carlson on The Tucker Carlson Show in an episode titled, "Scott Horton: Coups, WMDs, & CIA – A Deep Dive Into What Led to the US/Israeli War With Iran."[16]
↑ Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show interviews 2004-2019. Horton, Scott. [United States]. September 11, 2019. ISBN978-1-7336473-1-1. OCLC1142746161.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
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