Julian Dorey Podcast #344 - Black Budget Tyranny, $37 Trillion Time BOMB & Pearl Harbor 2.0 | Scott Horton
Oct 10, 2025
Scott Horton, Director of The Libertarian Institute and a prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy, shares his insights on military interventions and the CIA. He discusses how presidents bypass Congress for military action and examines America's post-Cold War era under Bush Sr. Horton contrasts China's economic strategy with U.S. military overreach. They also explore the Yemen conflict, the consequences of U.S. intelligence failures, and the historical provocations leading to wars. His perspective on the need to retreat from empire is particularly compelling.
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The CIA As An Unaccountable Power
- Scott Horton argues the CIA is an unaccountable destructive force with a black budget and a mandate that often requires breaking laws.
- He frames the agency as a post-constitutional national security bureaucracy unsuited to a republic.
Congressional Cop-Out Enables Endless War
- Horton explains Congress routinely delegates war-making authority to presidents, eroding constitutional checks and enabling endless conflicts.
- He calls authorizations to use force a congressional cop-out that hands power to the executive.
The Post‑Cold War Plan: Perpetual U.S. Dominance
- Horton describes the post-Cold War U.S. doctrine: preserve unchallenged global military supremacy rather than build a multi-polar world order.
- He says Washington sought permanent dominance, not a genuine cooperative international security system.
