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Biden’s Options to Retaliate as Pressure Mounts to Strike Iran We begin with the mounting pressure on President Biden to retaliate against Iran for the drone strike on a US base in Jordan that killed 3 American soldiers and wounded 34. Joining us to discuss what options Biden has short of striking Iran and widening … Continued
Trump’s Mental Unfitness Will Now be a Campaign Issue Thanks to Nikki Haley We begin with the dangerous state of Donald Trump’s mental health re-emerging as a political issue, this time brought up by Nikki Haley who will be hammering the theme for the next month that Trump is mentally unfit for the presidency, which … Continued
The Need For a New Strategy to Defend Democracy at Home and Abroad as the US No Longer Deters Iran, Russia, China or North Korea We begin with the challenge of defending democracy at home and abroad and examine the possibilities of alternative approaches since American military power is not deterring Iran, Russia or China … Continued
Why New Hampshire Republican Voters Love Trump We begin with today’s New Hampshire presidential primary which the Democrats are skipping while on the Republican side it is the make-or-break moment for Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign as the likelihood of a coronation for Trump looms in spite of Haley closing the wide gap in the polls. … Continued
The Rise and Fall of the Warrior Against Woke, Ron DeSantis We begin with the exit of Governor Ron DeSantis from the Republican presidential primary race, which has always been dominated by Donald Trump and now only has Nikki Haley left ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, one she is likely to lose. We discuss … Continued
America’s Industry and Banking Leaders at Davos Are Quite Okay With Trump Winning the Presidency We begin with insight into the attitudes of corporate leaders and billionaires expressed in softball interviews at Davos towards the possibility of Trump being reelected with Jamie Dimon saying Trump is “kinda right about NATO, immigration, the economy and China” … Continued
A Supreme Court Poised to Gut the Administrative State We begin with today’s argument before the Supreme Court in a case known as “Chevron deference” being heard after 40 years in which government agencies were given deference to experts’ rulings on public health, the environment and consumer protection issues etc. But now an ideological right … Continued
After Trump’s Blowout Victory in Iowa, He Is All but Certain to Be the GOP’s Presidential Nominee We begin with Trump’s blowout victory in Iowa making it all but certain he will be the Republican nominee, short of an unforeseen circumstance, and now that he appears to be taking the weight loss drug Ozempic, Trump … Continued
Will Strikes Against the Houthis Scuttle the Saudi Peace Deal to End a War in Yemen MbS Started in 2015? We begin with continued strikes by the US and UK against Houthi targets in Yemen and assess what impact they will have on the peace talks close to ending the civil war that was started … Continued
Will Christie’s Exit in New Hampshire Help Nikki Haley Who the Koch Network in Banking On? We begin with the shake-up in the Republican New Hampshire primary race with Chris Christie dropping out without endorsing any of his rivals left in the race, in particular Nikki Haley who is most likely to benefit from his … Continued
