S8 Ep164: Caribbean Geopolitical Shifts: Democratic Rightward Movement and Chinese Presence — Evan Ellis — Ellis reports on Caribbean political realignment, including rightward democratic electoral shifts in St. Vincent and expanded Dominican Republic security coop

S8 Ep164: U.S. Gunboat Diplomacy: Venezuela Negotiations and Exile Arrangements — Evan Ellis — Ellis evaluates American military pressure against Venezuela, including threatened lethal strikes and special operations to forcibly remove Maduro from power. Ellis docum

S8 Ep164: Peru's Political Violence and China's Strategic Resource Control — Evan Ellis — Ellis documents rising political violence throughout Peru, where presidential candidates now require permanent personal security details including bulletproof protective equip

S8 Ep164: Honduras Election Chaos: Leftist Defeat and Geopolitical Implications — Evan Ellis — Ellis analyzes the chaotic Honduran presidential election wherein the ruling leftist Libre Party experienced electoral defeat after preliminary projections suggested vict

S8 Ep164: James: True Successor and Leadership of Jerusalem Movement — James Tabor — Tabor argues that James, Jesus's biological brother, functioned as the authentic successor to the Jesus movement leadership, not Peter as traditionally claimed. Tabor cites non-can

S8 Ep164: Virgin Birth Theology and Historical Family Reality — James Tabor — Tabor analyzes the Protoevangelium of James, an apocryphal Christian text depicting Mary as a temple-raised perpetual virgin and Joseph as an elderly protective guardian specifically appo

S8 Ep164: The Pantera Mystery: Historical Inquiry Into Jesus's Biological Father — James Tabor — Tabor investigates the name "Pantera," which appears linked to Jesus in early Jewish texts and on a Roman tombstone discovered in Germany. Tabor explores whether this h

S8 Ep164: Sepphoris: Urban Center of Jesus's Galilee Upbringing — James Tabor — Tabor identifies Sepphoris (also Sephus) as the substantial Roman administrative capital of Galilee, establishing it as the likely birthplace location for Mary rather than the village o

S8 Ep164: Political Horseshoe: Convergence of Left and Right on Interventionism — Veronique de Rugy — de Rugy describes the political "horseshoe" theory wherein ideologically opposed left and right political movements converge on preferences for expansive governmen

S8 Ep164: Argentina's Unstable Peso and Dollarization Imperative — Mary Anastasia O'Grady — O'Grady warns that despite President Javier Milei's systematic market-oriented reforms, private investment in Argentina remains stalled due to persistent currency instabilit

S8 Ep164: Defense Secretary Operational Security Violations — Colonel Jeff McCausland — McCausland criticizes Secretary of Defense Hegseth for posting inflammatory cartoon imagery depicting weapons deployment against waterborne targets and allegedly leaking classif

S8 Ep164: Military Rules of Engagement Violations: Drug Boat Strike — Colonel Jeff McCausland — McCausland condemns a recent U.S. military strike on a drug trafficking vessel that allegedly killed surviving personnel in the water after vessel destruction. McCauslan

S8 Ep164: K-Shaped Economy: AI Threatens White-Collar Employment — Chris Riegel — Riegel reports that Black Fridayretail activity generated high shopper traffic, though aggregate spending totals remain unclear pending complete data aggregation. Riegel warns of inte

S8 Ep164: Canada's Ring of Fire: Strategic Mineral Wealth Development — Conrad Black — Black describes the "Ring of Fire," a geographically remote region in northern Ontario approximately 500 miles from Toronto, containing vast strategic mineral deposits including

S8 Ep164: EU Integration as Deeper Western Engagement Than NATO — Anatol Lieven — Lieven argues that European Union membership offers Ukraine more comprehensive integration into Western institutional and economic structures than NATO alliance membership alone, thou

S8 Ep164: Ukraine Negotiations: Territorial Disputes and Implacable Positions — Anatol Lieven — Lieven discusses the stalled trilateral negotiations between Washington, Moscow, and Kyiv, noting that while incremental diplomatic progress exists, the fundamental terr

S8 Ep162: PREVIEW — Anatol Lieven — Ukraine Conflict: Political Settlement Rather Than Military Resolution. Lieven argues that the Ukrainian situation is fundamentally a political question requiring diplomatic resolution rather than military solution. Lieven dismis

S8 Ep162: PREVIEW — Chris Riegel — US Tariffs Devastate Chinese Manufacturing and Economic Stability. Riegel reports that American tariff policies have severely damaged Chinese manufacturing sectors, catalyzing emergence of dark factories with minimal human employm

S8 Ep162: PREVIEW — James Tabor — Historical Investigation: Roman Soldier as Potential Father of Jesus. Tabor conducts historical investigation of ancient textual evidence suggesting Pantera as potential alternative name associated with Jesus's biological father. T

S8 Ep163: PREVIEW — Conrad Black — Canada's Strategic "Ring of Fire" Mineral Wealth. Black describes the "Ring of Fire," a geographically remote, mineral-rich region situated approximately 500 miles north of Toronto, containing strategically critical resources incl