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0:00 Teaser
0:50 Marco Rubio’s Israel faux pas
04:00 What are Trump’s new goalposts?
10:55 The regime after Khamenei
15:08 Can a regime be changed by air strikes alone?
21:21 Will Turkey be drawn in?
25:50 The logic of Iran’s response
32:04 The pathetic European (and Canadian) response
35:30 Heading into Overtime
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 March 05, 2026.
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Overtime titles:
A lecture on learned helplessness.
Pete Hegseth’s metrics of success.
Mark Carney’s 180.
How American elites set the stage for war with Tehran.
The deprofessionalization of the US military.
Comparing the Iraq and Iran wars.
Bob predicts a Tucker-MTG ticket.
Overtime video:
