S8 Ep1018: Professor John Yoo applies the Thucydides Trap to the current conflict between the US and Iran's "concert of autocracies." He notes that while some view Iran as a rising power, it functi...
S8 Ep1018: Professor John Yoo critiques the "Thucydides Trap" analogy used by Xi Jinping to describe US-China tensions. He argues China resembles militaristic Sparta, while the US represents the de...
S8 Ep1018: Liz Peek analyzes Kevin Warsh's appointment to the Federal Reserve and his optimistic view of AI-driven productivity. She predicts the Fed will hold interest rates steady despite inflati...
S8 Ep1018: Liz Peek discusses Elon Musk's potential trillionaire status, highlighting his massive contributions through SpaceX and Tesla. She defends his wealth creation as a product of capitalist ...
S8 Ep1017: Preview for Later Today: Thaddeus McCotter and John Batchelor discuss the uncertainties of the Trump administration's Iran policy, questioning the efficacy of military force, the potenti...
S8 Ep1017: Preview for Later Today: Liz Peek explains why Europe lacks major tech breakthroughs like SpaceX or AI, citing high energy costs driven by influential green parties and a transition to u...
S8 Ep1017: Preview for Later Today: Jonathan Schanzer warns against trusting Qatar, despite its frequent role as a negotiator for peace with groups like Hamas, the Taliban, and Iran, arguing the Gu...
S8 Ep1017: Preview for Later Today: Joseph Sternberg discusses Social Security's financial insolvency, noting that past surpluses were spent by politicians. He critiques the rejection of private ac...
S8 Ep1017: Preview for Later Today: Andrea Stricker highlights the risks of nuclear facilities in combat zones, detailing attacks near Iran's Bushehr plant and Iran's own projectiles hitting the UA...
S8 Ep1017: Preview for Later Today: Professor John Yoo explores the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens, drawing parallels between Pericles' naval strategy and Churchill's WWII tactics, whi...
S8 Ep1016: SCHEDULE JBS, 6-15-2026
S8 Ep1015: STREAMING MAKING OF THE JBS, FEAATURING BILL ROGGIO, 6-15-2026.
S8 Ep1014: Edmund Fitton-Brown notes that Russia and China view a ceasefire as beneficial for weakening U.S. influence and entrenching Iranian power. Experts argue the Islamic Republic will never...
S8 Ep1014: Edmund Fitton-Brown explains that a memorandum of understanding is expected to be signed in Geneva, focusing on freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The deal includes a 60-day ...
S8 Ep1014: Samuel Ben-Ur explains that the IDF controls 64% of Gaza, but Hamas remains in control of the remaining civilian population through torture and executions. The group refuses to disarm, a...
S8 Ep1014: Bridget Toomey notes that despite the U.S.-Iran memo of understanding, the Houthis remain a threat, recently firing a drone at Eilat. The group maintains autonomy and does not feel bound...
S8 Ep1014: David Daoud describes a ceasefire deal requiring Hezbollah to withdraw north of the Litani River as "magical thinking" since the fighters are locals. While the IDF faces manpower limitat...
S8 Ep1014: David Daoud explains that reports of an upcoming memo of understanding between the U.S. and Iran are contradicted by Israel's refusal to leave Lebanon. Iran aims to save Hezbollah, its m...
S8 Ep1014: John Hardie notes that Jared Kushner and U.S. envoys have frequently visited Moscow to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict. Putin uses phone calls to flatter Trump and promote the i...
S8 Ep1014: John Hardie reports that Russia launched a massive barrage of 70 missiles and 600 drones against Kyiv, damaging a historic monastery. Simultaneously, Ukraine is conducting a "logistics l...
S8 Ep1014: Fraser Howie and Gordon Chang describe the Iran deal as a "repackaging of failure" and a humiliation for America. Markets are experiencing a relief rally due to AI and stabilizing oil pr...
S8 Ep1014: Piero Tozzi and Gordon Chang discuss KMT official Jen Wen, who visited the U.S. to bolster her credentials but faced criticism for meeting individuals linked to the Communist Party. The ...
S8 Ep1014: Ahmad Sharawi discusses President Trump's suggestion of using the Syrian army to conduct strikes against Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon. This "creative solution" aims to disarm the proxy w...
S8 Ep1014: Bill Roggio warns that Sunni jihadists remain a background threat while the West focuses on Iran. Groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS are gaining ground in Africa and Afghanistan, aiming to es...
S8 Ep1014: Ernesto Araújo and Alejandro Peña Esclusa report that in Peru, Keiko Fujimori leads the presidential race, signaling a "blue wave" against narco-socialism. This shift reinforces regional...
S8 Ep1014: Ernesto Araújo and Alejandro Peña Esclusa report that in Peru, Keiko Fujimori leads the presidential race, signaling a "blue wave" against narco-socialism. This shift reinforces regional...
S8 Ep1014: Bill Roggio highlights that the ceasefire is a return to the status quo from February. He argues that the military was restrained from finishing the job and doubts the Iranian people's w...
S8 Ep1014: Bill Roggio discusses a rumored memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran. Roggio expresses skepticism, noting that while the Strait of Hormuz may reopen, the deal fails ...
S8 Ep1013: Preview for Later Today: Samuel Ben-Ur reports the Board of Peace is inactive because Hamas refuses to disarm. Without progress, the initiative lacks funding and momentum as internationa...
S8 Ep1012: Preview for Later Today: Veteran David Daoud discusses the IDF's campaign against Hezbollah, noting that occupying large portions of Lebanon is beyond Israel's current manpower. The mili...
S8 Ep1012: Preview for Later Today: Analyst John Hardie examines a call between Presidents Trump and Putin, highlighting the role of private envoys. He explains how Putin attempts to manipulate U.S...
S8 Ep1012: Preview for Later Today: Fraser Howie discusses the tragic decline of the U.S. global alliance network. He observes that allies in Asia and Europe now view America as unreliable, prompti...
S8 Ep1011: Preview for Later Today: Piero Tozzi analyzes the KMT leader's controversial U.S. visit and meetings with CCP-linked groups. These missteps, along with internal Taiwanese debates over cu...
S8 Ep1010: Reflecting on the year 1860, Germanicus characterizes the American Civil War as an authoritarian suppression of the South by rigid abolitionists who sought to replace southern institut...
S8 Ep1010: Gaius and Germanicus critique the 2026 US-Iran peace negotiations, which Gaius describes as a "work of fiction" and "anti-theater" lacking any heroic or certain resolution. Germanicus as...
S8 Ep1010: In the setting of Londinium, 92 AD, Gaius and Germanicus contrast the Roman "triumph"—a sacred ritual bonding the citizenry to the sacrifice of war—with the failing 2026 American way of ...
S8 Ep1009: Benjamin L. Carp notes that in 1783, a formal British inquiry led by General Guy Carleton failed to reach a definitive conclusion on whether the fire was an accident or intentional des...
S8 Ep1009: Benjamin L. Carp explains how the British specifically targeted three rebel captains—Amos Fellows, Abraham Patton, and Abraham Van Dyk—suspecting them of arson. Patton, a member of Washi...
S8 Ep1009: Benjamin L. Carp explains how the British specifically targeted three rebel captains—Amos Fellows, Abraham Patton, and Abraham Van Dyk—suspecting them of arson. Patton, a member of Washi...
S8 Ep1009: Benjamin L. Carp describes the fierce information war that followed the fire as both sides vied for public and international opinion. Figures like Benjamin Franklin and Robert Morris wor...
S8 Ep1009: Benjamin L. Carp explains that following the blaze, the British detained several suspects found with "combustibles" like gunpowder and turpentine-soaked matches. While Washington officia...
S8 Ep1009: Benjamin L. Carp describes how, as the fire spread, witnesses reported that pumps and bucket handles had been sabotaged to hinder firefighting efforts. The fire consumed Trinity Church, ...
S8 Ep1009: Benjamin L. Carp describes how the fire erupted between midnight and 1:00 a.m. on September 21, 1776, near White Hall Slip. While some attributed it to a drunken accident, British witnes...
S8 Ep1009: Benjamin L. Carp explains how, following the defeat at the Battle of Long Island, Washington and his officers faced a critical decision regarding New York's fate. General Nathanael Green...
S8 Ep1009: Benjamin L. Carp discusses his book on the 1776 fire. As George Washington enters New York in the spring of 1776, he finds a politically fractured and largely depopulated city. Most resi...
S8 Ep1008: H.W. Brands describes how the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, fundamentally changed the nature of the conflict, which Lindbergh privately characterized as Roosevelt getting t...
S8 Ep1008: H.W. Brands explains how, in May 1941, Roosevelt declared an "unlimited national emergency," putting American industry and the public mind on a wartime footing. This move escalated the ...
S8 Ep1008: H.W. Brands describes how, in early 1941, Lindbergh took his arguments to Congress, testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate. He presented himself as a politi...
S8 Ep1008: H.W. Brands describes how, in early 1941, Roosevelt introduced the Lend-Lease Act (HR 1776), a bill that ironically shared its name with the year of American independence but intended to...
S8 Ep1008: H.W. Brands describes how, during the summer of 1940, as London burned under the Luftwaffe's terror weapons, Roosevelt made the historic decision to seek a third term. He used "Roosevelt...
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