Day: July 22, 2026

Will Trump’s Fear Of Being Seen as a Loser Drive Him to Try to Bomb Iran Into a Submissive Failed State?

We begin with Trump’s latest threats to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants as well as promising to hit a nuclear site at Pickaxe Mountain. We assess the possibility that Trump’s fear of being seen as a loser will drive him to strike out at Iran in a full scale war with Israel joining in to bomb Iran into submission turning it into a failed state with Israel then emerging as the hegemon in the Gulf and Middle East. Joining us is Joseph Cirincione, Vice Chair of the board for the Center for International Policy and a national security analyst and author with over 35 years of experience working in Washington, D.C. He is the author or editor of seven books, including Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World before It Is Too Late and Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons. He previously served as president of Ploughshares Fund and worked for over nine years on the professional staff of the Armed Services Committee and the Government Operations Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He writes at the Substack page Strategy and History and his latest article at The New Republic we discuss is “Can We Lose the Same War Twice? With Trump, Anything’s Possible.”

Rubio’s New Red Scare List of “Subversives” Includes Mayors Mamdani and Bass, Amy Goodman and the Co-Founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream

Then we examine today’s release by Marco Rubio of a report titled “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism” which includes a Red Scare list of “subversives” under the spell of a failed state unable to pick up garbage and keep the lights on. Rubio’s new “Communist Menace” list includes Mayor Mamdani, Mayor Bass, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Amy Goodman and the co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream among others. Joining us is Daniel Boguslaw, an investigative reporter based in Washington, D.C. His interests include corporate corruption, congressional and White House investigations, American influence overseas, and organized labor and he writes at danboguslaw.substack.com where he has an article, “Europe Comes To Trump’s Aide In Domestic Terror Crackdown.”

Can the Democrats Hold the Senate Seat in New Hampshire Against Former Senator Sununu Who is MAGA Lite and Awash With Money?

Then finally we assess whether the Democrats can win the senate and hold Jean Shaheen’s seat in New Hampshire with Congressman Chris Pappas likely up against former Senator Sununu who is MAGA lite with tons of money behind him. Joining us is Arnie Arnesen, a radio talk host based in Concord, New Hampshire whose news/talk/public affairs show is “The attitude with Arnie Arnesen”. She was selected in October 2018 as the best public affairs show by the NH Association of Broadcasters.