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  • Episode 233 Trump imposes fake blockade in latest exit attempt from Iran War
    Apr 16 2026

    Summary:

    President Trump has imposed a “blockade” of the Straight of Hormuz as his latest desperate attempt to find an exit ramp from the Iran War. But 90% of Iranian oil exports are to China and Chinese ships are sailing right through. Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon have separately agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.

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    Iran exposes the delusional empire and its mad king

    China calls U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz ‘dangerous and irresponsible’

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    39 min
  • Episode 232 Trump buys time with ceasefire but a deal with Iran seems unlikely
    Apr 8 2026

    Summary:

    President Trump postponed his catastrophic attack on Iran’s energy and other civilian infrastructure at the zero hour, citing negotiations with Iran, including an Iranian 10-point plan Trump called ‘workable.’ But no one could possibly imagine the U.S. agreeing to Iran’s proposal and Trump appears to be merely buying time.

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    US 15-Point Plan to Resolve Iran Conflict

    Iran’s 10-point peace plan in full – and whether Trump will actually accept it

    Where will a U.S. defeat in Iran leave the world?

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    27 min
  • Episode 231 Trump provides no new answers to Iran quagmire in rambling address to nation
    Apr 2 2026

    Summary:

    President Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday evening but provided no new answers as to how the U.S. will exit the Iran War. Trump claims most objectives have been met, but facts on the ground seem to indicate Iran is holding all the cards.

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    Read the complete transcript of Trump’s address to the nation

    Iran foreign minister on Trump’s ‘Stone Age’ threat: No oil or gas being pumped ‘back then’

    The emperor is defeated in Persia

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    28 min
  • Episode 230 There is Only One Way Out of the Iran War for Trump
    Mar 30 2026

    Summary:

    Three days into his second extension of the 48-hour deadline set on March 21 for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, the strait is still closed, Trump continues to claim he is close to a deal, but Iran says U.S. proposals received through intermediaries are ‘unrealistic.’ There appears to be only one way out of this conflict, and the empire won’t like it.

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    Trump claims “new regime” in Iran is more reasonable

    Trump issues new warning to Tehran, Iran calls US peace proposals 'unrealistic'

    The emperor is defeated in Persia

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    41 min
  • Episode 229 Who in Iran, if anyone, is the Trump administration talking to?
    Mar 25 2026

    Summary:

    The Trump administration maintains it is having “talks” with Iran aimed at reaching an agreement to end hostilities. Iran continues to publicly deny any talks are occurring. Tom discusses three possibilities for what is really going on behind the scenes in the Trump administration as yet another Trump-issued deadline approaches.

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    Live updates: Iran rejects Trump plan to end war and issues its own demands, state TV reports

    The emperor is defeated in Persia

    Episode 228 Iran Calls Trump’s Bluff; The Donald Responds with Another

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    35 min
  • Episode 228 Iran Calls Trump's Bluff; The Donald Responds with Another
    Mar 24 2026

    Summary:

    On Saturday, President Trump gave Iran 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S. military would destroy Iran’s energy infrastructure, beginning with the largest site first. Iran responded that if so attacked they would destroy the energy infrastructure and vital desalinization plants of the GCC. Monday came and Trump backed off, saying there had been productive talks with Iran. He issued a new five-day timeframe. Iran denied the talks occurred and raised him: they’re not interested in talking anymore. So, the clock ticks on another Trump ultimatum.

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    The emperor is defeated in Persia

    Why the Trump experiment was a failure in shrinking government or ending 'forever wars'

    War and socialism

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    32 min
  • Episode 227 Trump's Straigh of Hormuz Argument Is Dumb, Dishonest, or Both
    Mar 18 2026

    Summary:

    Evidence continues to mount that the Trump administration launched the Iran War with no plan to deal with the consequences countless experts predicted if Iran were attacked. Apparently unable to reopen the Strait of Hormuz unilaterally, Trump now claims its closure is really Europe’s and Asia’s problem because the U.S. doesn’t import much oil that travels through the strait. His argument is dumb, dishonest, or both.

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    'Not our war': U.S. allies balk at Trump's Strait of Hormuz demands

    Why the Trump experiment was a failure in shrinking government or ending 'forever wars'

    The FDA is a Corporate Protection Scheme and MAHA is Making It Worse

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    39 min
  • Episode 226 War, Taxation, Regulation, and the Political Means
    Mar 11 2026

    Summary:

    Trump certainly isn’t the first politician who campaigned hard on an issue and then did precisely the opposite once in office. It’s so regular an occurrence that people construct elaborate theories for why politicians and other government officials do the things they do. Tom suggests looking at all political issues through the prism created by Franz Oppenheimer’s classic book, The State, Its History and Development Viewed Sociologically.

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    The State, Its History and Development Viewed Sociologically

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    56 min