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0:00 The incoherence of Trump’s foreign policy
7:16 The paucity of debate around Chinese chip restrictions
19:13 Danny: Is this the stupidest foreign policy establishment ever?
25:32 Should AGI worry us?
34:43 Bob’s Overtime bait
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 December 11, 2025.
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Overtime titles:
Danny: The “Autocratic Presidency” was built into the system.
Bessnerian Marxism.
Bob’s actual position on the Israel lobby.
Saudi-UAE rift.
Will Trump bomb Venezuela?
The AI architects on the cover of Time.
Overtime video:
