Trump, Hegseth, Ratcliffe, Gabbard, Patel, Bongino and Noem Might as Well be Working For Putin and Xi as They Destroy Our National Security
We begin with the the destruction of America’s national security by Trump and his clown car of heads of our military and intelligence services: Hegseth, Ratcliffe, Gabbard, Patel, Bongino and Noem, all of whom might as well be working for Putin and Xi while much of the massive increase in defense spending is going to the tech bros for AI and robots to build an imaginary Golden Dome. Joining us to discuss the purges underway of the top most experienced defense and intelligence professionals is Karen Greenberg, a fellow at NYU Law School’s Reiss Center for Law and Security, an international studies fellow at the New America Foundation and a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She is the author of The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo’s First 100 Days, Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State, Subtle Tools: The Dismantling of American Democracy from the War on Terror to Donald Trump, and Our Nation at Risk: Election Integrity as a National Security Issue, co-authored with Julian Zelizer.
How the Conspiratorial Mindset of an Entitled Wastrel From a Famous American Political Dynasty is Collapsing America’s Public Health
Then we look into the collapse of our public health systems because of the conspiratorial mindset of an entitled wastrel from a famous American political dynasty who is claiming to make America healthy again while destroying our protections against sickness and diseases. Joining us is Lawrence Gostin, Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and University Professor at Georgetown University. He directs the World Health Organization Center on National and Global Health Law and serves on the National Cancer Advisory Board, and is the author of the Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future.
The Blowback at Home From America’s Killing Machine in the War on Terror
Then finally we assess the blowback from making JSOC, the Joint Special Operations Command, the killing machine in the war on terror which has come home to create mayhem and murder. Joining us is Seth Harp, an investigative reporter and foreign correspondent. A contributing editor at Rolling Stone, he has reported from countries including Iraq, Syria, Mexico, and Ukraine for Harper’s Magazine, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Columbia Journalism Review, The Intercept, The Daily Beast, and The Texas Observer. He is a 2025 Arizona State University Future Security Fellow at the New America Foundation and before becoming a journalist, he practiced law for five years, was an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Texas, and he served in the United States Army Reserve and did one tour of duty in Iraq. His new book, an instant New York Times bestseller, just out, is The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces.