Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2025-08-24
Lex Fridman & Scott Horton: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #478
#478 – Scott Horton: The Case Against War and the Military Industrial Complex
Scott Horton is the director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, co-host of Provoked, and for the past three decades a staunch critic of U.
Lex Fridman discussed Enough Already by Scott Horton. Scott Horton recommended Treacherous alliance by Trita Parsi and Coming to Palestine by Sheldon Richman, and discussed Dark Alliance by Gary Webb, Imperial Hubris by Michael Scheuer, and The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Enough Already
Enough Already by Scott Horton is a comprehensive political history and critique of the global war on terrorism spanning from the Jimmy Carter administration through the tenure of Donald Trump.
Discussed“So it was extremely costly for Americans and it was extremely costly for Afghans as you do in your book enough already.”
Where to get it
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Dark Alliance
Dark Alliance by Gary Webb is an investigative journalism book that examines the alleged connections between the Central Intelligence Agency, Nicaraguan Contras, and the introduction of crack cocaine into American cities during the 1980s.
Discussed“Point being, America's back in Saddam, except when they're helping Israel back Iran and by selling them these missiles and there even I don't have my footnote anymore, but it's findable, I'm sure, where they did talk about, you know, what we do is we support one side till they start getting ahead a little bit, then we support the”
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Treacherous alliance
Treacherous Alliance by Trita Parsi is a political analysis examining the complex, shifting diplomatic and covert relations between Israel, Iran, and the United States.
Recommended“In fact tree parsy shows in his absolutely excellent book treacherous alliance which if you haven't read that you'll absolutely love it.”
Where to get it
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Imperial Hubris
Imperial Hubris by Michael Scheuer is a critical geopolitical analysis written by the former chief of the CIA's bin Laden unit, examining the motivations behind anti-American terrorism and U.S.
Discussed“Um there's this great book uh by Michael Shyer, who was the former chief of the CIA bin Laden unit. It's called Imperial Hubris.”
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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
The Israel Lobby and U.S.
Discussed“Now their book is called The Israel Lobby and American Foreign Policy. It came out in 2007.”
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Coming to Palestine
Coming to Palestine by Sheldon Richman is an informative historical text that examines the complex history of the region and the dispossession of Palestinians.
Recommended“It's called Coming to Palestine by my colleague Sheldon Richmond.”
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