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0:00 A recap of January’s Trump turbulence
4:52 Is Trump a cause or symptom of world disorder?
13:09 Is Trump increasingly unstable?
15:41 Will we invade Cuba?
19:43 American politics after Trump
25:54 The crumbling bedrock of International Law
35:30 Where are the Democrats?
38:19 Heading into Overtime: Renee Good, Syria, Worthwhile Canadian Prime Minister
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True), Derek Davison (Foreign Exchanges, American Prestige, Discontents), and Daniel Bessner (American Prestige, University of Washington). Recorded January 22, 2026.
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Overtime titles:
JD Vance's nihilistic opportunism.
Implosion at Bari Weiss's University of Austin.
Getting forensic on the Renee Good killing.
US to Kurds: Thanks for your service.
Iran’s future.
The growing shamelessness of American politicians.
Bob, Derek, and Danny fail to inspire hope.
