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Trump's Big Gambles: Iran, China, and AI (Robert Wright, Andrew Day, and Curt Mills)
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Trump's Big Gambles: Iran, China, and AI (Robert Wright, Andrew Day, and Curt Mills)

0:00 Army brats and media empires
1:28 Is war with Iran imminent?
4:12 Trump’s “red line” trap
10:00 Are we underestimating Iran?
18:28 Israel and the “clean break” memo
25:03 Rubio as deep state puppet master
31:25 Trump’s AI report card
35:16 The race for superintelligence
41:11 Is AI an existential threat?
52:52 Will AI trigger mass unemployment?
59:06 Chip restrictions as war starters
1:03:21 Does Xi think his Taiwan window is closing?

Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True), Andrew Day (The American Conservative), and Curt Mills (The American Conservative). Recorded February 04, 2026.

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