Today we’re talking about the four classic levers of American power: Diplomatic, Information, Military, and Economic. These are the tools a superpower uses to shape the world, protect its people, and keep its adversaries off balance. When they’re used boldly and in combination, America wins. When they’re ignored or misused, we get weakness, chaos, and decline. Look at what’s happening right now. We’re putting real pressure on the Iranian regime—maximum pressure that’s choking their ability to fund terror and threaten global shipping. Militarily, we just seized a Venezuelan oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that was trying to sneak crude to Communist China—another clear signal that America is done tolerating sanction-busters who prop up dictators and flood the market with stolen oil. On the information side, we’re finally calling out dangerous ideologies that have no place in American public life—like a New York City mayor invoking the prophet of Islam to justify open-border policies that put American citizens last. And economically? We’re seeing record performance across the board—growth, jobs, energy dominance—exactly what Secretary Scott Bessent has been laying out. This is what American strength looks like when all four levers are pulled together with purpose and resolve. No apologies, no hesitation. To break it all down with me today, I’m proud to welcome back a great American patriot and the sharpest analyst you’ll ever meet: veteran TV news producer, former diplomat, host of The Real America’s Sunrise Early Edition, and writer of the must-read Analyst Substack—Jake Novak.