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Episode 36 - Ballgame Over?
Debating the future of the Iran War, predicting the midterms, and remembering two towering media figures.
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Mike Coté
The Iran Hawks Were Right
Since the start of the war, Tehran has, through its own reckless and incendiary actions, proven the most hawkish pre-war case against it.
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Episode 35 - Assassination Nation
Our podcast may be back to normal; America surely isn’t.
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MAGA Leftism
Despite being ostensibly right-wing, the Trump movement has adopted a multitude of traditionally left-wing economic policies.
Apr 28
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Episode 34 - Ceasefire In Name Only
A lull in the action, or the next phase of the conflict?
Apr 22
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Basing geopolitical calculations on short-term price changes is not how a nation succeeds.
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Expanding the Middle East’s energy pipeline network has potential pitfalls but also promise.
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My latest livestream with Pete Turner on the Break It Down Show.
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Episode 32 - Ceasefire Confusion
Deal or no deal?
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Discussing All Things Iran
My debut interview on the Reagan Caucus Podcast, hitting everything Iran-related.
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The Iran War Is In America's Interests
Contra those opponents of the conflict who claim that it is a product of religious, civilizational, or foreign drives, the war is directly in line with…
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