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Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss Hamas's attack on Israel. They are joined by Boaz Arad. Recorded October 7, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPg_PesVHt4

From Cristiano Ronaldo to Neymar, Saudi Arabia has invested hundreds of millions to recruit top soccer players, while pouring millions more into golf. In parallel the regime is offering to "normalize" relations with Israel in exchange for a U.S.-Saudi defense pact, more weapons, and a civilian nuclear program. What explains these seemingly unrelated sporting deals … Continue reading How Cristiano Ronaldo and Joe Biden Whitewash Saudi Arabia

Earlier this month, the Biden administration reached a deal with Iran, a totalitarian Islamic regime, to release five American hostages in exchange for several jailed Iranians and the unfreezing of $6BN. Team Biden claims that this is not a ransom payment, and that Iran cannot use the funds to enable its militant ambitions. What does … Continue reading The U.S.-Iran Prisoner Swap

Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos look at common threads uniting the diverse the movements and regimes that have sought to destroy Israel since its founding seventy-five years ago. Recorded June 8, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYt20K39JJ8 Photo by Shai Pal on Unsplash

Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the ideas behind growing conservative calls to resist technological and economic progress in the name of preserving familiar jobs. Recorded May 18, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=299nLFmdrkA Photo by Liam Riby on Unsplash

Twenty years since the U.S. invasion began, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo explore the moral and political lessons of the Iraq War. Recorded May 5, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlOaqmnrpRk Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash