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Does Trump's Venezuela policy signify the triumph of the deep state? I had a great time talking about this and other Trump foreign policy questions with NonZero alumni Connor Echols & Andrew Day.

Really enjoyed this conversation. Lots of startup founders say their goal is to help the world. In Alex Komoroske's case, I think it's actually true.

Really enjoyed this conversation with Stephen Macedo about his book on America's response to Covid and how political polarization, the class bias of experts, the politics of grantmaking, etc. etc.--got in the way of good policy. Watch at the link below or listen on the NonZero podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=7KHc6PkY1NX28ovB&t=101&v=Vtvr8jUG4wI&feature=youtu.be

Congrats to Paul Bloom on winning his recent Substack-sponsored debate in Chicago w/ his teammate Aella. Condolences on losing the debates he had with me in this podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&t=58&v=aOWmx8d5Hgg

I figured there was only one way to get to the bottom of this Trump-Epstein thing: tap the expertise of Mickey Kaus.

Enjoyed quasi-debating Jordan Schneider of the ChinaTalk podcast about whether America's hawkish quasi-consensus on China makes sense. I still don't think it does. You can watch here or listen on the Nonzero Podcast.

I always learn a lot when I talk to Joshua Landis of the Quincy Institute about the Middle East. And his understanding of Syria is particularly deep. I really recommend this conversation. You can watch via the YouTube link below or listen via the Nonzero podcast feed.

Really enjoyed my conversation with Courtney Rawlings and Alex Jordan of the Quincy Institute about the root causes of war. I think we figured the whole thing out, so if enough people smash the like button, peace will almost certainly descend on the planet.

Had a great time discussing, and sometimes disagreeing about, Trump's foreign policy record with my fellow anti-Blobsters Curt Mills and Andrew Day. You can watch here or listen on the NonZero Podcast.

Really enjoyed talking to Harvard prof Steve Walt about Trump's attack on Harvard--and on academic/cultural/media institutions more broadly. You can watch here or listen on the Nonzero Podcast.