Grant Smith talks to Scott about Israel's nuclear weapons program, which the United States steadfastly pretends does not exist. Four presidential administrations in a row, he explains, have signed letters promising they will not admit the existence of Israel's nukes, partly because to do so would...

Sheldon Richman talks about his latest in the TGIF series, "America’s War Culture." He brings up the disturbing phenomenon that presidents are praised the most when they bomb another country, and that in lists of America's supposed greatest presidents, those who presided over major wars usually...

Gareth Porter talks Trump, Syria, and America's relationship with Israel. Porter says there are quite a few instances so far in Trump's presidency where he's made a public announcement about his plans, and then his aides work behind his back to thwart him. In many of those cases the aides are...