Summary:

The U.S. has escalated its attacks on Iran in kind, rather than in scale. Over the weekend, the U.S. hit a desalination plant in Iran while Iran responded by hitting two desalination plants in Kuwait and Bahrain, respectively. But even here Iran has the advantage on the escalation ladder and Trump still has no path to victory.

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US and Iran target infrastructure as strait shipping comes under further attack

Map of the Middle East

The US oil reserve is at a 40-year low — but the government says there’s still plenty of breathing room

Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade, threatening new front in US-Iran war

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Summary:

America celebrates its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Most Americans believe that “a new nation” was born in 1776, forming “a democracy” charged with doing “the will of the people.” All of that is completely wrong. Tom explores what really happened.

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The 250th Anniversary Of…What, Exactly?

You have a right to what you own and nothing more

John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government

Declaration of Independence: A Transcription

Articles of Confederation (1777)

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Summary:

Early in the Iran War, President Trump declared that he would accept nothing other than “unconditional surrender” from Iran. But in the Memorandum of Understanding Trump signed last Thursday, the U.S. agreed to every one of Iran’s demands to end the war, gaining only a reaffirmation of Iran’s promise not to develop or acquire a nuclear weapon. It amounts to the U.S. surrendering unconditionally to Iran.

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Read the transcript of the deal between the US and Iran

Episode 234 We’re already in the post-Iran War period

What National Interests Were Served by the Iran War?

The emperor is defeated in Persia

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