The Ken Harbaugh Show

On this episode of Meidas Defense, host Joe Plenzler sits down with Dr. Emma Ashford, Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center and author of First Among Equals: U.S. Foreign Policy for a Multipolar World, to discuss the future of American foreign policy following the midterm elections. Ashford breaks down how the war in Iran and rising economic pressures influenced voters, why the U.S. keeps getting drawn into costly foreign conflicts, and how Congress has surrendered much of its authority over military action. They also examine the Trump administration's foreign policy decisions and why a more restrained approach to American leadership may be necessary in a changing global order.Subscribe:  @ValorMediaNetwork  Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

Impeaching Pete Hegseth is a top priority for the veterans heading to Congress, and it has to happen even if he resigns or is fired first. Ken Harbaugh is joined by Army combat vet Kris Goldsmith, president of VALOR Media Network, to discuss what impeachment in the House and conviction in the Senate would mean, and to preview the Veterans Day march on the Capitol on November 11th.Support VALOR Media Network here: https://valormedianetwork.com/Support the Veterans Day March in Washington, DC, here: https://www.veteransfightingfascism.org/Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

MAGA didn’t lose to the Democratic Party on Tuesday night. It lost to the people Donald Trump spent two years going after. Democrats took the House, flipped the Senate, and won governor’s races in places nobody thought possible. Trump’s approval was 38% in the exit polls, on track to be the lowest any president has had at a midterm. Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones breaks down why this was more than a wave. It was a verdict. You can’t wage war on farmers, immigrants, workers, women, minorities and veterans and then expect them to save you at the ballot box.Subscribe:  @ValorMediaNetwork  Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

On this episode of Meidas Defense, host Joe Plenzler sits down with Ian Bassin, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Protect Democracy and former Associate White House Counsel, to examine the authoritarian playbook threatening American democracy. Bassin breaks down how political leaders undermine democratic institutions, the “Deceive, Disrupt, Deny” strategy targeting elections, and why local election workers remain one of our strongest defenses against authoritarianism. They also discuss potential reforms to strengthen democratic representation and safeguard elections in 2028.Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

Tuesday’s election result was historic, but Donald Trump remains president and is already working to undermine the voters’ verdict. Ken Harbaugh talks with Kris Goldsmith, Army combat vet and President of VALOR Media, about the Veterans Day March for Democracy on the National Mall on Nov. 11 – led by vets, open to everyone.Support VALOR Media Network here: https://valormedianetwork.com/Sign up for the Veterans Day March for Democracy here: https://www.veteransfightingfascism.org/Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast