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Trump vs. the Ayatollbooth (Neon Liberalism #68, with Bret Devereaux)

Samantha Hancox-Li, Bret Devereaux

05 Apr 2026

Last month, Donald Trump started a war—or perhaps a special military operation—with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Join Samantha and military historian Bret Devereaux as they discuss the "uncomfortable frontier arrangement" that previously existed with Iran, why Donald Trump blew it up, and what—maybe—the future holds (spoiler: a mess).

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Liam Ramos, Kid Prisons, and ICE Flights (Half the Answer #76, with Gillian Brockell)

Delta Airlines brought Liam Ramos back from the child prison in Texas, but they don't seem to want to talk about how they took him there in the first place. Trent and Caitlin debrief with Gillian Brockell about the current status of ICE flights, the fate of the

Too Great for Any One Man

Since the founding generation, there has been a consistent and rational fear that the office of president was too powerful to be constrained by democratic institutions.

The Historically Unpopular War (The Opposition Report #12)

Iran, DHS, corruption, and more.

Abuser Politics: Christian Male Supremacists Want Women to Shut Up

The desire for quiet women—really for silent women—in every public forum is neither about adherence to Biblical truth nor the revelation of natural law.

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Liam Ramos, Kid Prisons, and ICE Flights (Half the Answer #76, with Gillian Brockell)

Too Great for Any One Man

The Historically Unpopular War (The Opposition Report #12)

Abuser Politics: Christian Male Supremacists Want Women to Shut Up