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0:00 Which think tanks are anti-Blob?
2:12 What's the real goal of Bibi’s new Gaza “operation”?
6:58 Why can’t (or won’t) the US rein in Israel?
14:27 Who’s undermined the ‘rules-based order’ more—Biden or Trump?
20:11 In search of anti-Blob Dems for 2028
23:22 How neoliberalism seeded Trump’s tariff chaos
29:12 AI, DC, and the x-risk of China-hawkism
41:06 Matt on what most miss about foreign policy
48:14 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Matt Duss (The Center for International Policy, Un-Diplomatic). Recorded May 5, 2025.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Trump: isolationist or imperialist?
4:36 Matt’s p-doom for the republic under Trump
8:13 Have Matt and Bob reconciled on Russia-Ukraine?
20:14 Can Dems win back the working class?
23:33 Where Matt finds joy (despite it all)
Overtime video: