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Iran Blockade Strike, Fauci Contempt Vote, $35M SNAP Fraud Bust | Your News Talk America
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · with Jake Smith
9:00 · US Navy Strikes Blockade Runner as Iran War Turns Economic
A U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles into the engine room of the Panama flagged cargo vessel M/V Vela Nova after its crew ignored repeated warnings and tried to run the American blockade against Iran through the Gulf of Oman. The ship’s civilian crew was transferred to another vessel and no casualties have been reported. CENTCOM says it has now redirected 55 commercial vessels attempting to run the blockade, disabled 3 noncompliant vessels, and boarded 2 since the blockade began. Separately, the Iran backed Houthis reportedly killed three crew members of a Tanzania flagged cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, fatalities that, if confirmed, would be the first deaths in a Houthi strike since the conflict began.
- Jake and Paul Davis discuss the Washington Post report that President Trump was shuttled from the replacement Air Force One to a smaller aircraft to avert a suspected Iranian assassination attempt.
- Has the war with Iran shifted from a military fight to an economic one, and how long can Tehran hold out with little to no oil revenue?
- Iran has effectively gained leverage over both the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, giving Tehran and its Houthi allies influence over two of the world’s most important energy chokepoints.
- The U.S. and Gulf states are pursuing alternatives, including a proposed $5 billion, 200,000 bpd refinery and export hub outside Hormuz, expanded India, Middle East, and Europe trade corridors, and a more ambitious pipeline network across Saudi Arabia and Israel that could bypass both chokepoints altogether.
Sources: Jerusalem Post · OilPrice.com
Panelist: Paul Davis, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the Institute of World Politics and founder and president of JANUS Think · Bio
9:20 · Subpoenas vs. Pardons: Fauci Held in Contempt
Following a partisan Senate committee vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress, Mark Meckler joins Jake to unpack the constitutional showdown over congressional oversight. Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment rights more than 100 times during recent questioning, fueling debate over how presidential pardons interact with legislative subpoenas.
- Was Fauci running his own shadow government, and did that violate the Constitution?
- The rules of oversight: why legislative bodies argue public figures must stay answerable to Congress regardless of prior executive interventions.
- The legal standoff between the Fifth Amendment, state level prosecution concerns, and the limits of federal pardons.
- The grassroots solution: how organizations are shifting focus to the Article V Convention process to build structural checks on federal agencies.
Panelist: Mark Meckler, President and cofounder of Convention of States Action and cofounder of the Tea Party Patriots · Convention of States
9:35 · America’s Amphibious Readiness Gap
Mike Jernigan joins Jake to explain why amphibious operations remain essential to national security, why the fleet needs modernized logistics, and how a stronger amphibious posture can deter crises before they start. Amphibious operations are far more complex than steaming a ship near a beach. They require tightly integrated air, land, and sea assets, and U.S. warships function as mobile sovereign territory that can project force without needing permission to use host nation airfields or ports.
- America’s amphibious readiness faces funding and organizational challenges that demand action from Congress and the Department of the Navy.
- Has a lack of amphibious readiness deterred President Trump from ordering a ground assault on Kharg Island?
Panelist: Mike Jernigan, Visiting Fellow in the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation · Bio
10:00 · Senate Moves to Hold Fauci in Contempt: What Happens Next?
Former federal prosecutor Cully Stimson returns to walk through what comes next for Fauci. Eric Holder shrugged off his own contempt charge, while Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon went to prison over theirs. Jake and Cully compare those cases to Fauci’s, and dig into who wiped Fauci’s government cell phone contact list clean before it was turned over to the Senate.
- Does Congress have the authority to compel answers from former government officials?
- Why does the committee’s vote matter beyond Fauci personally, and what legal and political consequences could follow?
- How do presidential pardons factor into congressional investigations?
Panelist: Charles “Cully” Stimson, Acting Director of the Legal Policy Center and Senior Legal Fellow for National Security at The Heritage Foundation, former federal prosecutor · Bio
10:30 · DOJ: Florida Fraudster Spent $35 Million on Luxury Homes and Cars from SNAP Fraud
Rachel Sheffield joins Jake to break down a DOJ case in which a Florida fraudster spent $35 million in stolen SNAP benefits on luxury homes and cars.
- How did the COVID pandemic, and the flood of money out of the Treasury, open the door to fraud against taxpayers?
- How did these schemes work, and how were third parties used to carry them out?
- Are penalties for those convicted severe enough to actually deter theft of taxpayer dollars?
- Is this $35 million case just the tip of the iceberg?
Panelist: Rachel Sheffield, Research Fellow, Welfare and Family Policy, in The Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget · Bio
11:00 · Iran Holds the Global Economy Hostage
Colonel Wesley Martin returns four months after his April Newsmax piece, where he argued that Iran, in keeping with its history of taking hostages to get its way, has effectively taken the global economy hostage. As Sultan al-Jaber, head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., put it at the time, weaponizing the Strait of Hormuz threatens every consumer and family who depends on affordable energy and food, more an act of economic warfare than aggression against one nation. “When Iran holds Hormuz hostage, every nation pays the ransom.”
- Four months later, is that the very position the world finds itself in today?
- If the war has transitioned into an economic war, what are current conditions like inside Iran, and how long can the regime hold out with little to no oil revenue?
- Iran has effectively gained leverage over both Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, giving Tehran and its Houthi allies influence over two of the world’s most important energy chokepoints.
- The U.S. and Gulf states are pursuing alternatives, including a proposed $5 billion, 200,000 bpd refinery and export hub outside Hormuz, expanded India, Middle East, and Europe trade corridors, and a more ambitious pipeline network across Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Sources: Newsmax, Colonel Wes Martin · OilPrice.com
Panelist: Colonel Wesley Martin, U.S. Army (Ret.), former senior Antiterrorism and Force Protection Officer for coalition forces in Iraq · Bio
11:20 · Is the WNBA on a Suicide Mission?
Paula Scanlan joins Jake to discuss the WNBA’s response, or lack of one, to a series of on court incidents this season, and what she sees as a double standard in how the league and women’s advocacy groups have handled them.
- Paula’s take on the league’s response, and where groups like NOW have been on the issue.
- Having been a teammate of William “Lia” Thomas at Penn, what was that experience like for Paula and her teammates?
Panelist: Paula Scanlan, Senior Fellow at the American Principles Project and spokeswoman for the Independent Women’s Forum, former University of Pennsylvania swimmer
11:30 · How Democratic Socialism Became Democrats’ New Purity Test
Lura Forcum joins Jake as Democratic Socialists of America candidates become a more prominent force in the Democratic Party, fueling debate over whether the party should move toward the political edge or compete for the center. Some argue the leftward shift has less to do with winning strategy or policy than with the psychology of political tribalism, where in groups use purity tests to weed out dissenters and members seek identities that make them feel both connected and distinct.
- Do DSA supporters realize the positions they’re backing are not American and align with communism?
- Jake’s take: the Democrat Party shifted since the Obama presidency, and the DSA grew out of that shift.
- If you’re a true blue Democrat uncomfortable with that direction, do you shift to independent or wait for a new party to emerge?
Sources: USA Today · USA Today Video · Reuters · The Hill · IGI Global · Politico · MIT, Brewer 1991
Panelist: Lura Forcum, Member of the Board of Advisors, Prohuman Foundation · Bio
11:50 · Are Today’s Headlines Fulfilling Biblical Prophecy?
Pastor Mark Biltz joins Jake to discuss whether more people are comparing world events, from earthquakes in Japan and Colombia to the Iran war, Israel, political upheaval, the threat of communism, and trans culture, to Biblical prophecy.
- Are people more fearful about today and the future, and if so, why?
- Does Biblical prophecy warn us about the future, or does it prepare us for it?
Panelist: Pastor Mark Biltz, founder of El Shaddai Ministries and author of the new book The Final Tyrant: Unmasking the Antichrist and His Last Days Agenda · Get the book
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Trump Assassination Plot, Fauci Vaccine Coverup, Hormuz Oil Crisis | Your News Talk America
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Show Notes · Tuesday, August 11, 2026
9:00 · Show Open: Fauci Vaccine Revelations and China’s Christian Surge
Jake opens the show pressing on new Senate scrutiny of Dr. Anthony Fauci over what he knew about vaccine risk for pregnant women during their first trimester, and whether that matched his public messaging. The panel questions whether Senator Rand Paul’s investigators can quantify how many miscarriages followed vaccination, both in the United States and abroad, and what accountability should look like for Fauci and the wider HHS leadership under Dr. Rochelle Walensky. The conversation turns to China, where Dr. Steven W. Mosher discusses new reporting that Christians now outnumber Communist Party members, and debates whether President Trump should proceed with his planned meeting with Xi Jinping next month.
- Was Fauci aware of first trimester vaccination risk while publicly saying otherwise?
- Could Senator Rand Paul’s investigators establish a miscarriage statistic tied to vaccination?
- What accountability, if any, should Fauci and HHS leadership face?
- New reporting suggests Christians now outnumber Communists in China. Could that spark a religious awakening?
- Should President Trump go forward with next month’s planned meeting with Xi Jinping?
Source: Fox News · Fauci on the hot seat over vaccine texts
Panelist (Zoom): Dr. Steven W. Mosher, internationally recognized authority on China and President of the Population Research Institute.
9:20 · Trump’s Secret Flight Amid Iran Assassination Threat, IRGC in Disarray
The Washington Post has reported that an Iranian assassination threat against President Trump prompted an extraordinary operation last month, in which he secretly flew from Turkey aboard an alternate military aircraft while the White House publicly maintained he was on Air Force One, later switching planes on the tarmac out of view of the media. Captain Morgan Murphy joins to assess the operation and the broader state of Iranian leadership, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei issued decrees this week appointing six new military and IRGC officials following the killing of their predecessors in Israeli and American strikes during operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury.
- What does the secret plane switch reveal about the credibility of the threat against the President?
- Henry Kissinger once said: “Iranians don’t negotiate in good faith until they run out of ammo.” Does the IRGC still have enough missiles to keep controlling negotiations in the Strait?
- Ali Abdollahi has been named chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, with Kioumars Heydari as deputy. Ahmad Vahidi now leads the IRGC, with Mostafa Izadi as deputy. What does the reshuffle signal about the state of Iran’s military leadership?
Sources: Jerusalem Post · Khamenei’s new appointments · Jerusalem Post · Khamenei decrees · Jerusalem Post · IRGC leadership · Jerusalem Post · Ahmad Vahidi named IRGC head
Panelist (Zoom): Captain Morgan Murphy, USN (Ret.), national security expert, former Trump White House official, and former Pentagon spokesperson. Facebook
9:35 · What Socialism Would Mean for America’s Entrepreneurs
Business owner and former firefighter Derek Hazelwood joins to discuss what socialist policy would mean for entrepreneurship, and how founders can build scalable companies instead of simply building themselves a job. Hazelwood, who once worked 125 hours a week before overhauling his approach, now runs four companies and helps other service business owners through his firm, Ricochet Business Solutions.
- What would America’s first steps toward socialism mean for entrepreneurs specifically?
- How can founders shift from building themselves a job to building a scalable business?
- Why do most businesses struggle because of broken systems rather than a lack of effort?
- What does it take to build a company that runs without the owner in every decision?
- What are the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make hiring and leading teams?
- Derek’s message to anyone considering a vote for a Socialist candidate.
Panelist (Zoom): Derek Hazelwood, business owner, consultant, leadership trainer, and former firefighter, founder of Ricochet Business Solutions.
10:00 · Strait of Hormuz Traffic Collapse Fuels Winter Oil Price Fears
Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains a fraction of pre war levels, and Bank of America warns oil prices could keep climbing into winter if the U.S. and Iran fail to reach a deal reopening the strait, with real shortages already emerging in diesel, gasoline, and global natural gas. Tom Pyle and Daniel Turner join to break down the energy picture, including a hidden 37 cent per gallon federal mandate tied to the Renewable Fuel Standard, President Trump’s new tariffs on foreign polysilicon and solar imports, and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve falling to its lowest level since 1983.
- Only 5 to 10 ships a day are moving through Hormuz, versus roughly 140 before the war. How long can that hold before real shortages hit consumers?
- Is the Renewable Fuel Standard’s hidden 37 cent per gallon tax still justified today?
- President Trump’s new tariffs target foreign polysilicon and solar imports after America’s share of global production fell from 50 percent in 2005 to under 2 percent in 2024. Will it bring production home?
- The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at its lowest level since 1983. How much of a cushion is left?
Sources: Institute for Energy Research · RFS cost to motorists · White House · Polysilicon tariff fact sheet · Power the Future · Trump halts foreign solar imports · CNBC · Bank of America on Hormuz shipping
Panelists (Zoom): Tom Pyle, President of the American Energy Alliance, and Daniel Turner, Executive Director of Power the Future.
10:30 · DOJ: Florida Fraudster Spent $35 Million in SNAP Fraud on Luxury Homes and Cars
The Department of Justice says a Florida fraudster used SNAP benefit schemes to fund $35 million in luxury homes and cars. Rachel Sheffield of the Heritage Foundation joins to unpack how pandemic era spending opened the door to fraud, how third parties were used to carry out the scheme, and whether current penalties actually deter theft of taxpayer dollars.
- How did COVID era spending out of the Treasury contribute to fraud against taxpayers?
- How did the scheme work, and what role did third parties play?
- Are current penalties for convicted fraudsters severe enough to deter theft of taxpayer dollars?
- Is this $35 million case just the tip of the iceberg?
Panelist (Zoom): Rachel Sheffield, Research Fellow, Welfare and Family Policy, in the Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget.
11:00 · Europe’s Migration Flashpoint: Channel Crossings, Ceuta, and a Hardening Response
230 migrants were found aboard an inflatable dinghy crossing the English Channel, as Germany hardens its stance on migrant returns and pushes for transfers to Italy and Greece. Dozens of migrants who crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, less than 15 nautical miles from Spain’s southern coast, have since reached the mainland. Dr. John Marshall Callahan joins to discuss whether European patience with illegal immigration is wearing thin, and recent reports of targeted attacks against Muslim communities and migrants in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
- Are Europeans running out of patience with illegal immigration, and taking matters into their own hands?
- What has prompted reported attacks against Muslim communities and migrants in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and who is behind them?
- Has the recent migrant movement into Spain prompted a harder response from Italy and Greece?
- Is this Europe’s version of “remain in Mexico,” and has the damage already been done?
Sources: Anadolu Agency · Germany hardens stance on migrant returns · Sky News · Migrants reach mainland Spain from Ceuta
Panelist (Zoom): Dr. John Marshall Callahan, Professor at the Institute of World Politics and former Deputy Spokesperson at the Office of the DNI.
11:30 · Plano, Texas and the Fight Over a Proposed Islamic Community
The East Plano Islamic Center, through its affiliate Community Capitol Partners, is seeking to build a 1,000 home development roughly 40 minutes from Dallas that would include a mosque, Muslim schools, a community college, and sporting facilities. Texas State Representative Keith Self has raised concerns about Muslim only housing developments in the state and says a proposition to restrict Sharia law will appear on the Texas primary ballot in March. Documentary filmmaker Chris Burgard joins to discuss the debate and the Muslim Brotherhood’s broader influence.
- What is the East Plano Islamic Center actually proposing to build, and how has the community responded?
- Texas Rep. Keith Self says multiple Muslim only housing developments already exist or are planned in the state, and that a March ballot proposition would restrict Sharia law. What is driving that measure?
- What role does the Muslim Brotherhood play in these developments, according to the panel?
Panelist (Zoom): Chris Burgard, director of the 132 minute documentary Remember the Alamo: Don’t Sharia My Texas, which connects the 1836 stand at the Alamo to today’s debate over Sharia law in Texas. Streaming for $19.99 or find a screening at RememberTheAlamoMovie.com.
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Trump Weighs Declaring Iran Victory Without Nuclear Deal, Iran Demands US Correct Its Behavior in Strait of Hormuz, Medicare Reform Fight Over Reconciliation 3.0 | Your News Talk America
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Show Notes · Monday, August 10, 2026
Today’s Guests
Paul Davis is Vice President at the Institute of World Politics, with a career in strategic and tactical political and military analysis spanning the Cold War to the current Middle East upheaval. He joins Jake twice this morning, first in the show open and again at 9:20.
9:00 Show Open: Is Trump’s War Turning Into Trump’s Mess?
The Wall Street Journal reports President Trump has privately floated declaring victory on Iran without a nuclear deal, with Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping as a key condition. Officials say the president believes Tehran is unlikely to revive its nuclear program after Operation Midnight Hammer’s damage to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in June 2025.
- Trump has told senior aides privately that if the Strait of Hormuz reopens and Iran’s nuclear program stays in check, he would be more likely to extend the ceasefire indefinitely.
- What happened to tough talk? The White House’s announcement that it intends to “low key it” on Iran has reignited debate over its shifting posture toward the regime.
- Commentator Suleiman Maswadeh warns Trump’s position could flip again within days, and asks what the IRGC is doing if Americans have tuned Trump out.
- Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States “corrects its behavior,” demanding an end to threats, a full US military withdrawal from the region, war damage compensation, sanctions relief, and the release of frozen assets.
- A vessel owned by Abu Dhabi’s state owned ADNOC was attacked transiting the Strait of Hormuz Saturday; Iran fired the missile as part of continued attacks on commercial shipping, the UAE Foreign Ministry said.
Sources:
jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-904974
jpost.com/middle-east/article-904900
jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-904972
jpost.com/international/article-905026
jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-905036
Guest: Paul Davis, Vice President, Institute of World Politics (bio above)
9:20 What Is Going On Inside Iran? And Let Us Not Forget Hamas
Iran faces surging protests and economic collapse as war and leadership crises deepen. Civil protests, including demonstrations by pensioners, have intensified across cities, and the government is reportedly preparing for a scenario of urban warfare against armed opponents.
- January’s protests showed how millions of people, equipped with a clear program and progressive leadership, could overthrow the regime, one analysis argues.
- A University of Tehran student told The Media Line that the Islamic Republic has no option but continued warmongering to justify keeping its armed forces in the streets.
- Separately, Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected President Trump’s Gaza peace deal, suggesting the enclave would become “Hamastan” without full Hamas disarmament, and says Israeli forces will remain in place until then.
- The move risks angering the US president and leaves the prospect of Gaza peace bleaker than ever, according to The Telegraph.
Sources:
jpost.com/middle-east/article-905049
Guest: Paul Davis, Vice President, Institute of World Politics (bio above)
9:35 Japan’s Bond Dump and the State of the Economy
A headline circulating on X over the weekend claimed Japan dumped ¥696.2 billion in foreign bonds, mostly US Treasuries, one of Japan’s biggest capital outflows in recent years. Is it accurate, and is Japan propping up its own currency?
- National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream that inflation during the Biden years remains a continuing economic problem for Americans.
- Bream cited polling showing 76 percent of respondents call the economy fair or poor, with the largest group saying they are falling behind financially.
- Hassett pointed to rising wages but warned that DSA aligned candidates could gain in the midterms with policies he called very destructive to the country.
- Is the Trump economy all about the future, and not about right now?
Guest: Jason Sorens, PhD, Economist, American Institute for Economic Research
10:00 Weapons Stockpiles, and the Public Health Deep State
The Trump Iran posture and Strait of Hormuz standoff remain in flux (see the 9:00 rundown above for full detail). General, the low stockpile levels of US weapons will not go away. What is going on, and would Russia or China test US military preparedness?
- The next episode of Dangerous Intellectuals, “Blood Sport: Fauci, AIDS and the Cost of Telling the Truth,” focuses on the public health deep state, tracing its roots to the 1976 Swine Flu vaccination program.
- With all that Fauci has done, nothing is more damaging than the destruction of public health credibility.
- Is what Fauci did any different from some of the most dangerous genocidal figures in world history?
- Exile and isolation amount to a modern day internment, the kind Celia Farber and many others faced then and now.
- The influenza vaccine has become another opportunity for the enemies of a free people.
Sources:
jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-904972
jpost.com/middle-east/article-904900
jpost.com/international/article-905026
jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-905036
Guest: Brigadier General Blaine Holt, USAF (ret), Host, Dangerous Intellectuals Podcast, Episode 48: “Blood Sport: Fauci, AIDS and the Cost of Telling the Truth”
10:30 What Is Another $95 Billion in Spending?
Fiscal hawks are demanding spending cuts before backing Reconciliation 3.0, and there is a clear place to find them: Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Hospitals are reimbursed significantly more than independent providers for identical care, while flaws in the Medicare Advantage payment system let insurers collect inflated reimbursements through upcoding.
- Fixing these incentives would generate more than enough savings over the next decade to offset Reconciliation 3.0’s estimated cost.
- The Senate is now on a five week recess.
- Waste, fraud, and abuse plague government healthcare programs, with hospitals and insurers wasting billions in taxpayer dollars.
- What existing policies can lawmakers use to amend Reconciliation 3.0, and how much fraud runs through federal healthcare reimbursements?
Sources:
washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4674859
kff.org: site neutral payment reforms
medicare.chir.georgetown.edu: CMS upcoding
Guest: Charles Sauer, Policy Expert and President, Market Institute
11:00 Has the Tone Shifted on Both Sides of the Iran War?
Trump has grown quieter in his approach to Iran while Tehran has grown louder, making new demands on the United States. What has changed over the past several days?
- UN Ambassador Mike Waltz said Iran is more afraid of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent than Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, telling Fox News that Iranian negotiators are focused on “cash, cash, cash” because they can absorb the bombings.
- Waltz said Iran does not care about its military or soldiers, “or even the Iranian people after they massacred 40,000 of them.”
- Iran’s six demands are dead on arrival, but are they mainly a display for the regime’s own people, showing it remains in charge?
- With Netanyahu publicly rejecting the Board of Peace plan to disarm Hamas, what comes next?
- Should Iran fear the new Mecca Defense pact, and would that mean a NATO like response?
Source:
jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-904178
Guest: Dr. James S. Robbins, Senior Vice President for Research and Business Development, Institute of World Politics; national security columnist, USA Today; Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs, American Foreign Policy Council
11:30 The Catholic Case for Zionism
In a current op ed in the Jerusalem Post, Jonathan Feldstein explores Zionism from the Roman Catholic perspective, addressing a central question: can a faithful Catholic be a Zionist?
- Zionism is defined as the Jewish people’s right to self determination in its ancestral homeland.
- Catholic Zionism recognizes God’s faithfulness in the return of the Jewish people while acknowledging Israel as a human, fallible state subject to the same moral scrutiny as any other.
- Is it up to Roman Catholics themselves to lay out the case for Catholic Zionism, given that the Roman Catholic Church is rooted in Zionism?
Source:
jpost.com/christianworld/article-904738
Guest: Jonathan Feldstein, President, Genesis 1-2-3 Foundation
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Elderly Couple Loses $3 Million in Caregiver Fraud, Maricopa County Voter Files Illegally Obtained, Is Mamdani Fueling Jewish Hatred in NYC | Your News Talk America
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Friday, August 7, 2026 · 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
Today’s Guests
Geoff Dickens is Director of Media Analysis for the Media Research Center, appearing in both the show open and the 9:20 segment on CNN’s coverage of the Fauci hearing fallout.
9:00 Show Open: The Worst Media Quote of the Week
Jake opens the show with the contest for the week’s worst media quote. Contenders include Lawrence O’Donnell calling the Fauci Senate hearing a Stalinist tribunal, Rosie O’Donnell’s anti Trump song, a callback to Nina Jankowicz’s disinformation czar era, and DL Hughley saying Mayor Zohran Mamdani is putting Christians to shame.
Guest: Geoff Dickens, MRC Director of Media Analysis (see bio above).
9:20 CNN Continues to Broadcast From the Gutter
Dana Bash draws criticism for defending Anthony Fauci at RFK Jr’s expense, and Kaitlan Collins sits down with the Democratic Socialists of America’s Francesca Hong for a Thanksgiving interview.
Guest: Geoff Dickens, MRC Director of Media Analysis (see bio above).
9:35 Armed Bystander Stops In N Out Shooter, Plus the Apalachee Sentencing
A shooter who killed three people and wounded seven others at an Idaho In N Out Burger on August 1 was distracted from further violence when an armed bystander and an off duty state trooper began firing at him, witnesses told NBC News. Twin Falls police credited the intervention with preventing further casualties.
Separately, the sentencing of Georgia father Colin Gray to 15 years for providing the firearm used in the Apalachee High School shooting has reignited debate over when parental negligence becomes criminal responsibility, and whether red flag laws make parents less likely to report a troubled child.
Guest: Stephen Willeford, spokesman for Gun Owners of America and the man who helped stop the largest mass shooting in Texas history in 2017. gunowners.org
10:00 Iran Talks, a New Gulf Defense Pact, Ukraine’s Oil War, and Ceuta’s Aftermath
Jake asks whether the ongoing negotiations with Iran are a positive sign or simply a prelude to renewed strikes, and whether President Trump’s military leverage weakens with each passing day. The White House also pushed back this week on a Washington Post report suggesting friction between the President and Defense Secretary Hegseth over weapons stockpiles.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are expected to sign a major joint defense agreement Friday in Jeddah, a significant step toward deeper regional security cooperation amid the ongoing Iran conflict, according to Reuters and AFP.
Ukraine continues striking oil facilities deep inside Russia to undermine Moscow’s wartime economy, triggering fuel shortages inside Russia, while Ukrainians endure regular missile barrages that depleted air defenses are struggling to counter amid Moscow’s four year full scale invasion. Kyiv observed a day of mourning this week after a missile and drone blitz killed 17 people. Full AP report.
Jake also checks in on Cuba’s ongoing power and services crisis, and asks what the world learned from the images out of Ceuta, where roughly 100 people died in a mass border rush last week and thousands of migrants remain in the Spanish enclave.
Guest: Christine Balling, Senior Vice President for Professional Affiliations at the Institute of World Politics.
10:30 Elderly Couple Loses Nearly $3 Million in Alleged Caregiver Fraud
Raphael Bernstein is 94. His wife Jane, 89, lives with Alzheimer’s disease. A lawsuit claims a caregiver gained access to nearly $3 million of the couple’s money without triggering bank fraud protections, and that major banks failed to detect or stop it. Their sons say they are seeking accountability and answers about what responsibility banks have to protect vulnerable elderly customers from financial exploitation, and why the family’s own money was allegedly frozen after the fraud occurred while disputed transactions continued.
Guest: John Bernstein, son of the alleged fraud victims.
10:50 Maricopa County Voter Files Illegally Obtained in 2020
Records released August 6 by the White House show that voter files in Maricopa County, Arizona were obtained illegally before the 2020 presidential election. Authorities say 633,000 voter files, including names, birth dates, and addresses, were exfiltrated from the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office, with about 930 records belonging to people such as domestic violence victims, judges, and law enforcement officers. The FBI has identified and interviewed a suspect who admitted to the crime, though no charges have been filed. Full Epoch Times report · FBI opening communication · suspect interview summary
Jake and Don also dig into why voter fraud cases are so hard to prosecute. Many leads turn out to be innocuous or accidental, and prosecutors typically assume a jury will not convict someone who cast a ballot by mistake, a dynamic on display in New Jersey, where a motor vehicle system error incorrectly registered 6,600 people and roughly 400 went on to vote. Washington Post report · New Jersey details
Guest: Don Palmer, Senior Legal Fellow for Election Integrity at the Heritage Foundation. heritage.org/staff/don-palmer
11:00 Hate Crimes Rise Sharply in NYC, Most Targeting Jewish New Yorkers
New NYPD data show hate crimes citywide up 9.4 percent this year even as all seven major crime categories, including murders and shootings, fell to historic lows across all five boroughs. More than half of hate crimes, 56.9 percent, were antisemitic, despite Jewish people making up just 10 percent of the city’s population. Crimes against Jewish New Yorkers rose 8.5 percent year to date under Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Full New York Post report
Guest: Rabbi Michael Barclay, host of The Rabbi’s Table: Dialogue Not Debate on CRN Digital Talk Radio. rabbimichaelbarclay.com/podcast
11:30 Can the Prohuman Foundation Help Unite a Divided Country?
Jake talks with Wilk Wilkinson about how the Prohuman Foundation works to bridge deep political divides, what the Prohuman message means on an individual level, and the story behind his podcast, Derate the Hate.
Guest: Wilk Wilkinson, leadership coach and podcast producer. prohumanfoundation.org
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Iran Munitions Shortage, Hormuz Shipping Threat, Haiti TPS Ruling | Your News Talk America
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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Today’s Guests
Paul Davis, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the Institute of World Politics and founder and president of JANUS Think. Mr. Davis was the lead analyst for MNA-3 Syria/Lebanon and coordinated with the IC on military and political issues affecting the tasked countries in regional and international activities. From 2003 to 2005, he served as lead intelligence analyst with the DIA’s Iraq Division, where he was responsible for military and political intelligence production in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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9:00 · Munitions Shortage May Have Held Trump Back on Iran
The Washington Post reports that President Trump was unaware of an extreme munitions shortage limiting US military options in Iran, and confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Camp David after learning the issue he thought had been fixed had not been. The report suggests the shortage may have factored into Trump’s decision not to launch what he called the biggest attack since World War II on Iran over the weekend. In the first month of the conflict, the US fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles, over 1,000 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missiles, and at least 1,300 tactical ballistic missiles.
Panelist: Paul Davis, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the Institute of World Politics
Source: Jerusalem Post · Trump coverage · Camp David coverage
9:20 · Shipping Slows in Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb After Houthi Attack Claim
- Shipping traffic is slowing in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb after Houthi forces said they attacked a Saudi tanker. A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz reported hearing two explosions Thursday morning, according to the UK Maritime and Trade Operations Center.
- Two IDF soldiers were killed and four severely injured in an incident involving a booby trapped house in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.
- The IDF said Wednesday it struck Hezbollah targets in response to the group’s ceasefire violations, with an additional round of strikes reported early Thursday.
Panelist: Paul Davis, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the Institute of World Politics
Source: Jerusalem Post live updates · IDF Lebanon report · Hezbollah strikes
9:35 · The Future of Political Advertising
- Campaigns are set to spend a record $11.6 billion on this year’s midterm elections, and a new generation of campaign technology is emerging that measures not just who saw a political ad, but who actually cast a ballot because of it.
- FullPAC works with more than 5,000 political organizations nationwide and has seen campaigns move beyond traditional targeting toward outcome based advertising using identity frameworks and post election data.
- In a 2025 Pennsylvania judicial campaign, voters exposed to certain ads were 31 percent more likely to request a ballot and 25 percent more likely to return it, according to Data Trust.
- Will campaigns keep shifting focus from ad performance to voter behavior, and how might a data driven approach reshape political advertising ahead of the 2028 presidential election?
Panelist: Travis Trawick, Chairman and CEO of FullPAC, a leading nonpartisan campaign technology provider
Source: FullPAC · Campaign ad spending report
10:00 · Haiti TPS, War Powers, and a Legal Roundup with Judge Napolitano
- Trump gets an immigration win as a federal judge clears the path to end Haiti TPS following a Supreme Court ruling. If the Supreme Court already cleared the administration to rescind TPS from Haitian immigrants, how could a federal judge circumvent that ruling?
- On June 6, the Department of Justice indicted eight individuals connected to the University of Michigan for their alleged roles in conspiracies to threaten university leaders, law enforcement, and businesses, including the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Are threats against Jews and Jewish organizations protected speech?
- Are AI license plate readers a violation of the 4th Amendment?
- Can CBS use its morals clause to void Tony Romo’s contract after his OWI arrest?
- For much of American history, presidents have steadily accumulated the power to wage war while Congress has surrendered the constitutional authority the Framers entrusted to it, weakening checks and balances and drawing the country into conflicts with little connection to defending America. Whose responsibility is it to reestablish congressional norms, Congress or the people? Does today’s war technology, including the threat of drone attacks, demand a different command structure for preemptive warfare?
“The Union itself, which it cements and secures, destroys every pretext for a military establishment which could be dangerous. America united, with a handful of troops, or without a single soldier, exhibits a more forbidding posture to foreign ambition than America disunited, with a hundred thousand veterans ready for combat.” · James Madison, Federalist 41
Panelist: Judge Andrew Napolitano, Senior Judicial Analyst at Newsmax and host of the Judging Freedom podcast. His latest opinion piece is The Normalcy of American Wars.
Source: New York Post, Haiti TPS · Jerusalem Post, University of Michigan · Jerusalem Post, Jewish Federation threats · Washington Post, AI license plates · New York Post, Tony Romo
10:30 · Oil Markets, Record Diesel Exports, and the New Minutemen
- WTI is hovering around $75 per barrel. What happens if a deal is announced between Oman and Iran, or if the IRGC and its proxies continue attacking shipping in the Strait?
- US diesel fuel exports hit an all time high last week at 1.9 million barrels daily, driven by shortages abroad tied to the Middle East energy crisis, even as domestic diesel production and inventories fell to 12 percent below the five year average. Most exports are going to Europe, where local refinery declines have outpaced the region’s electrification push.
- ExxonMobil and Chevron made a combined $26.5 billion in the second quarter after producing more oil and refining more fuel into a market scrambled by war, as Washington investigates why gas prices are so high, echoing the same complaints heard during the 1974 Arab Oil Embargo.
- Sam Romain on the new Minutemen: every home battery is a modern day musket. Generating and storing your own power turns a family into a source of local resilience and emergency power for neighbors, offering survival, security, and sovereignty over the family’s future.
Panelist: Sam Romain, Chairman of Americans for Energy Dominance
Source: Oilprice, diesel exports · Oilprice, inventories · Oilprice, Exxon and Chevron earnings
11:00 · Texas, the World’s 8th Largest Economy, and a New Ag Bill
- Texas is the world’s 8th largest economy. What does that growth feel like for Texans and those who move there?
- A new ag bill, HR9535, just dropped in Congress and includes amnesty for illegal immigrants. Ammon Blair argues in his Blaze opinion piece that Big Agriculture, not family farms, is driving demand for illegal labor, with many large corporations building their business model around cheap, illegal labor while independent farms operate successfully using legal workers.
- Enforcing immigration law will not destroy American farming. Blair argues farms can thrive by hiring legal workers, using visa programs when needed, and investing in local communities rather than relying on illegal labor, and calls on the Trump administration to prioritize family farms that follow the law over policies benefiting large multinational agribusiness.
- What is going on with the Ken Paxton campaign?
Panelist: Ammon Blair, Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and 20 plus year US Border Patrol veteran
Source: HR9535 · Ammon Blair’s opinion piece in the Blaze
11:30 · Protecting Kids Online: The App Store Accountability Act
- Every day, children can download social media apps, messaging platforms, games, and other digital products that expose them to addictive content, predators, pornography, and harmful influences, often without their parents ever knowing.
- The App Store Accountability Act would require Apple and Google to verify a user’s age and obtain parental permission before a minor can download an app or make in app purchases, restoring the principle that parents, not Big Tech, should decide what their children put on their phones.
- Where is the line between the responsibility of parents and the responsibility of Big Tech?
- The sentencing of Georgia father Colin Gray to 15 years in prison for providing the firearm used in the Apalachee High School shooting has reignited the debate over when parental negligence becomes criminal responsibility.
Panelist: Craig DeRoche, CEO of Family Policy Alliance and former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
11:50 · Salute the Troops
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Military Missile Stockpiles, Strait of Hormuz Attacks, Zelensky’s Government Shakeup | Your News Talk America
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Show Notes for Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Today’s Guests
Lt. Col. Darin L. Gaub (Ret.) is a combat veteran, strategist, and servant leader. He is the author of Veritas Vincit, Latin for “Truth Prevails.” Learn more at
daringaub.com. Colonel Gaub joins Jake for two segments today.
9:00 · Show Open: Is the Military Running Low on Missiles?
The Trump administration is pushing back on concerns that the war with Iran has drained U.S. stockpiles of some of its most advanced long range missiles, after a report found the Army had burned through nearly all of its Army Tactical Missile Systems and Precision Strike Missiles during the five month conflict.
- Reuters reported the Army has used virtually all of its ATACMS and PrSM inventories, with officials fearing the drawdown could complicate a response to future crises involving China or Russia. (Fox News)
- The White House disputed any suggestion the military lacks the weapons it needs to carry out its missions. (Fox News)
- Jake asks what the IRGC makes of this information becoming public.
Guest: Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, author of Veritas Vincit (bio)
9:20 · Strait of Hormuz Under Pressure
Iran and Oman have advanced negotiations on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to enter the Persian Gulf through an Iranian controlled route and exit through an Omani controlled one. But Iranian state media says the agreement will be delayed as long as the U.S. continues to threaten Tehran.
- A Liberia flagged cargo ship became the fourth vessel since Friday attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing the crew to abandon ship, with one crew member still missing.
- The Houthis admitted attacking a Saudi oil tanker with missiles off the Saudi port city of Yanbu.
- Iran is ramping up political pressure on the U.S. to gain leverage, a leading analyst warns.
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies Iran Program Senior Director Behnam Ben Taleblu said this is a regime that knows it cannot win an outright battle of conventional capability, and that no U.S. president has inflicted more damage on the Iranian regime than President Trump, though the administration has recently pulled back from earlier threats.
- Taleblu said even a Tehran municipality run newspaper has called Trump’s threats watered down, dubbing the U.S. a paper tiger. (Fox News)
Guest: Lt. Col. Darin Gaub (bio)
9:35 · Iran’s Old Tricks and the Missile Question, Continued
Iranian state media reiterated on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz agreement with Oman will be delayed as long as the U.S. keeps up the pressure on Tehran, a pattern Jake says is nothing new for the regime. (Jerusalem Post)
- The conversation returns to the missile stockpile question: the Trump administration rejects concerns that the Iran war left the U.S. low on advanced long range missiles, after a report found the Army burned through nearly all of its ATACMS and PrSM stocks during the five month conflict.
- Officials worry the drawdown could complicate the military’s ability to respond to future crises with adversaries such as China and Russia.
- The White House disputes any suggestion the military lacks what it needs. (Fox News)
Guest: Ryan Morgan, Pentagon and Military Reporter for The Epoch Times
10:00 · Kyiv, Zelensky’s Reshuffle, and the China Iran Pipeline
Jake checks in on the current situation in Kyiv, how Ukrainians feel about the war after damaging so much of Russia’s oil infrastructure, and whether the city feels like it is still at war or going about its business.
- Is the Ukrainian Navy still monitoring weapons shipments to Russia through the Caspian Sea, and could that lead to a naval confrontation with Russia?
- Is the U.S. providing intelligence to Zelensky on Iranian shipments to Russia?
- More reshuffling in Zelensky’s government: while attention has focused on the firing of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and Commander in Chief General Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukrainian press has reported the real trigger was the recall of Ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna. (The Gateway Pundit, The Gateway Pundit)
- Reports continue that Chinese shoulder fired rockets are being transferred to Iran, now reportedly routed through Pakistan.
Guest: Dr. Antonio Graceffo, PhD, China MBA, economist and national security analyst focused on China and Russia, graduate of American Military University, reporter for The Gateway Pundit (bio)
10:20 · How Bad Policy Fuels Wildfires
The Canadian wildfires that sent smoke across the Midwest and Eastern states this summer are, in this view, a reminder of how ideology and short term thinking drive poor forest management rather than a symptom of a changing climate. (National Review)
- Are the recent wildfires in Europe and Washington state also rooted in poor forest management?
- Green activists have pointed to climate change as the driver behind the wildfires and argued for forgoing fossil fuels, but the segment argues that higher taxes and a weaker economy will not stop wildfires or change the climate.
- For the most part, wildfires trace back to people and lightning, not a changing climate.
Guest: Jason Hayes, Senior Research Fellow for Energy and Environment at The Heritage Foundation (bio)
10:30 · Bystanders, Gun Rights, and Parental Responsibility
A shooter who killed three people and wounded seven others at an In N Out Burger was distracted from continuing his attack when an armed civilian and an off duty state trooper began shooting back, witnesses told NBC News. Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks credited the pair with helping prevent further casualties. (NBC News, Police1)
- Separately, the sentencing of Georgia father Colin Gray to 15 years for providing the firearm used in the Apalachee High School shooting has reignited a hard question: when does parental negligence become criminal responsibility?
- Parents are rarely punished for their children’s actions unless a gun is involved.
- If you own guns and have children, what are your responsibilities around securing your firearm and reporting a child’s mental health concerns to authorities?
- Do red flag laws make it harder for parents to report their own children?
Guest: Stephen Willeford, spokesman for Gun Owners of America, who helped stop the 2017 mass shooting at Sutherland Springs, Texas (bio)
11:00 · China, Iran, and a Perplexing Washington
Jake presses Gordon on whether China is funneling shoulder launched missile systems to Iran by way of Pakistan, and what other ways Russia and China may be helping Tehran.
- What is behind Gordon’s recent posts on X about South Korean President Yoon?
- During a podcast with General Holt last week, Gordon said he was perplexed about President Trump, why?
- As the DSA gains influence in America, is Beijing watching, and is there any indication the CCP is financing or supporting it?
- Should the Trump administration cancel the planned state visit with Xi next month?
Guest: Gordon G. Chang, Gatestone Institute Senior Fellow and author of Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America. Follow him at @GordonGChang
11:30 · His Name Is Elijah
His Name Is Elijah is the memoir of Maria Cuccia, who shares her family’s story of love, loss, and resilience, woven with visions and experiences she says defy easy explanation. At the center is Elijah, a presence whose appearance reshaped her understanding of life, love, and the unseen forces that guide us. (Amazon)
- Reported UFO abductions and alien experiments on human women have circulated for years. What sets Maria’s story apart?
- Her account sits in tension with organized religion. Can her story and faith coexist?
Guest: Maria Cuccia, author of His Name Is Elijah. Her story first reached national audiences on NBC’s The Other Side with Dr. Will Miller in 1997, and she has since appeared on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, WABC Radio with T.J. McCormack, and Redacted with Clayton Morris. The book’s foreword was written by Harry Hepcat.
11:50 · Uniting a Divided Country
How does the Prohuman Foundation work to unite a deeply divided country? Wilk joins Jake to talk about the mission and about his podcast, Derate the Hate.
Guest: Wilk Wilkinson, leadership coach and producer of the Derate the Hate podcast (bio)
Salute the Troops
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China Arms Iran Ahead of Xi Visit, Antisemitic Hate Crimes Surge in NYC, Are Therapists Breaking Up Families | Your News Talk America
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Show Notes for Tuesday, August 4, 2026
9:00 Show Open: China Arms Iran Ahead of Xi’s Visit
Jake opens with reporting that China has decided to supply Iran with hundreds of rocket launchers, a move national security analysts say confirms what is already plain: the Chinese Communist Party is America’s foremost rival and is drawing closer to regimes hostile to US interests.
- Why would Beijing arm Tehran just weeks before Xi’s scheduled White House visit next month?
- Is China betting that Iran shoots down US aircraft before the 2026 midterms?
- What does this say about the deepening axis between China and America’s adversaries?
Guest: Nan Su, Senior Investigative Reporter and China affairs expert, The Epoch Times · theepochtimes.com/author/nathan-su
9:20 Does Citizenship Still Matter?
Jack Tomczak argues that the growing push to let noncitizens vote in local elections changes the very meaning of American citizenship, and that protecting the ballot is really about protecting the value of citizenship itself.
- States and municipalities keep testing the boundaries of noncitizen voting, and the trend is spreading.
- The constitutional and policy case for reserving the vote for US citizens only.
- Why Americans for Citizen Voting is pursuing a constitutional amendment to protect citizen only voting nationwide.
- Jack’s new Washington Examiner op-ed: Noncitizen Voting Devalues American Citizenship, When Exceptions Become the Norm.
Guest: Jack Tomczak, National Director, Americans for Citizen Voting · onlycitizens.vote
9:35 The War Over American History
Author Ray Deptula joins Jake on the fight over how America tells its own story, including his reaction to the Smithsonian’s efforts to reframe the nation’s history.
- Most Americans know Lexington and Yorktown, but few know the brutal Southern campaign that ultimately won the Revolution.
- In Can’t Find My Way Home, the sequel to A Dog Before a Soldier, former US Naval Officer Ray Deptula follows British deserter Jack Halliday and his friend Custis, an enslaved man, through the chaos of South Carolina after the Battle of Camden.
- A story of friendship, loyalty, and moral courage set in one of America’s most overlooked conflicts.
Guest: Ray Deptula, author of Can’t Find My Way Home · on Amazon · raydeptulaauthor.com
10:00 A Border Collapse in Spain and a Farm Labor Fight at Home
Lora Ries of the Heritage Foundation joins Jake after tens of thousands of Moroccan migrants breached the Spanish city of Ceuta, with local officials describing the border as having totally collapsed.
- Video showed a sudden stream of migrants circumventing the border fence and running freely once ashore. The migrants numbered roughly 70 percent of the city’s population.
- Continental Europe has permitted mass illegal migration from North Africa for years. What was behind this surge, and was social media partly to blame?
- Her analysis of the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act. Is SAWA just another Republican amnesty bill, 40 years later? And do we not already have a guest worker program for farm labor?
Source: Heritage, 5 things to know about the agriculture amnesty bill (Daren Bakst)
Guest: Lora Ries, Director, Border Security and Immigration Center, The Heritage Foundation · heritage.org/staff/lora-ries
10:20 Could One Bad Post Wreck Your Career?
Ryan McCormick joins Jake on the growing risk that a single social media post can end a career, and on PostCheck, a tool built to flag that risk before you hit send.
- A Harris Poll for Express Employment Professionals found nearly 9 in 10 employers, 88 percent, say they would fire someone over an inappropriate post.
- CareerBuilder research found 34 percent of employers have disciplined or fired an employee over online activity, and 57 percent found content that led them not to hire a candidate.
- PostCheck analyzes draft posts, emails, and messages for career, legal, financial, and reputational risk, a five second reality check before publishing.
- Should people share political or social views online at all, especially when coworkers are watching?
Guest: Ryan McCormick, cofounder of Goldman McCormick Public Relations and creator of PostCheck · postcheck.net
10:30 Are Therapists Fueling Family Estrangement?
Carolyn Gorman of the Manhattan Institute joins Jake on a growing debate: after decades of urging families to work through conflict, some therapists now encourage estrangement as a form of self care, and a number of researchers say it is doing real harm.
- Critics warn the approach rewards fragility and self delusion and tears families apart, with the bar for what counts as abusive dropping fast.
- About 25 percent of Americans are estranged from a close relative at any given time, and 10 percent from a parent or child, per Cornell researcher Karl Pillemer.
- Among roughly 7,000 estranged parents surveyed in April, a third believed their adult child’s therapist influenced or recommended the cutoff.
Guest: Carolyn D. Gorman, fellow, Manhattan Institute · @CarolynGorman_
11:00 Antisemitic Hate Crimes Surge in New York City
Jake looks at unsettling new NYPD numbers with two guests. Hate crimes rose in New York City this year under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, even as every major crime category fell sharply.
- Hate crimes rose 9.4 percent citywide even as murders and shootings hit historic lows across all five boroughs, per NYPD data released Monday.
- More than half of hate crimes, 56.9 percent, were antisemitic, though Jewish residents make up about 10 percent of the city’s population.
- Antisemitic incidents so far this year rose 8.5 percent, 205 year to date compared with 189 for the same period in 2025.
Source: New York Post on the NYPD hate crime data
Guest: Sydney Altfield, National Director, Teach Coalition · manhattan.institute/person/sydney-altfield
Guest: Rabbi Michael Barclay, host of The Rabbi’s Table: Dialogue Not Debate on CRN Digital Talk Radio · rabbimichaelbarclay.com/podcast
11:30 The Politics Behind the Paramount Merger Lawsuit
Tom Jones joins Jake to follow the money behind California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s lawsuit to block the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and who really stands to gain.
- A federal judge in Northern California handed Bonta and 10 other Democratic attorneys general a preliminary win, a ruling the Wall Street Journal editorial board says defies the global antitrust consensus.
- Netflix tried to buy Warner Bros. and lost. Block this merger and its dominant position stays intact.
- Jones digs into the financial ties between the attorney general driving the suit and the family behind Netflix.
Source: Washington Examiner op-ed by Tom Jones
Guest: Tom Jones, President, American Accountability Foundation · americanaccountabilityfoundation.com
11:50 Salute the Troops
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Trump’s Canceled Iran Strikes, RFK Jr Vs Dana Bash on CNN, GOP Farm Amnesty Fight | Your News Talk America
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Show Notes for Monday, August 3, 2026
Today’s Guests
Paul Davis, Vice President at the Institute of World Politics. Mr. Davis was the lead analyst for MNA 3 Syria and Lebanon and coordinated with the intelligence community on military and political issues affecting the tasked countries in regional and international activities. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Davis served as lead intelligence analyst with the DIA’s Iraq Division, where he was responsible for military and political intelligence production in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Davis joins Jake in both the 9:00 and 9:20 segments today.
9:00 · Show Open: Trump’s Canceled Iran Strikes
President Trump says the strikes he canceled against Iran over the weekend would have been the biggest attack since World War II, and that he called them off after Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari negotiators told him a deal was imminent on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s denuclearization. Jake and Paul Davis dig into why the Saudis pushed to cancel the strike when they had just joined the United States in bombing IRGC backed militias in Iraq the week before, and whether the IRGC has really shown any willingness to cut a deal. Israel reportedly intended to join the now canceled attack, and renewed US Iran talks are set to start Monday, though it is unclear where they will be held or what the regime’s deadline is.
- Iran executed two Iranian nationals Monday, accusing them of passing sensitive military and security coordinates to Israel during the war, Iran’s Fars news agency reported.
- The US military struck Qeshm Island in southern Iran with a large bomb Thursday night that allegedly hit a family home, according to a New York Times report Friday. Iranian officials say the strike killed a couple and their two year old son; two other children survived.
- A NYT analysis of video and satellite imagery found the weapon was likely a 2,000 pound bomb, one of the largest conventional bombs used by the US military.
Full coverage: jpost.com live updates
Guest: Paul Davis, Vice President, Institute of World Politics
9:20 · Is an Iran Deal Really Imminent?
President Trump claimed late last night that an Iran deal was imminent. Jake and Paul Davis ask whether any substantive deal is actually close, or whether this is only a Strait of Hormuz arrangement that lets the regime push the nuclear question down the road. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged the United States to uphold the memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries, calling it the foundation of Tehran’s future foreign policy.
- The director general of the Board of Peace said attacks in Gaza over the weekend killed civilians and destroyed medical supplies people depend on, raising the question of whether the Board of Peace itself is falling apart.
- As the IDF continues targeted strikes against terrorist operatives in Gaza, the White House and Board of Peace are trying to preserve the administration’s most ambitious diplomatic initiative: Hamas’s complete disarmament, transferring civilian governance to a technocratic Palestinian administration, deploying an international stabilization force, and rebuilding Gaza. The gap between that vision and reality on the ground keeps widening.
- The IDF confirmed the explosive that wounded Lebanese soldiers came from Hezbollah, and Jake asks what that means for the region, along with the long and short term threats to Spain and NATO from the Moroccan incursion.
Full coverage: jpost.com
Guest: Paul Davis, Vice President, Institute of World Politics
9:35 · DIAL Caller Debate: Farm Worker Amnesty, 40 Years After Reagan
Forty years ago, Republican leadership talked Ronald Reagan into signing an amnesty bill covering three million people in the country illegally, a move Jake calls a disaster for American workers. The Immigration Control Act never controlled immigration and never punished employers who kept hiring workers who are in the country illegally. Now, four decades later, similar proposals are back.
- Fox’s Big Sunday Show booked several Republicans to defend a new Republican sponsored immigration bill, and Fox reported that a number of them canceled before appearing.
- 47 House Republicans are cosponsoring another amnesty measure, prompting Jake to ask whether they have forgotten why President Trump was reelected.
- Tomi Lahren and Johnny Joey Jones, both from farming families, pressed Congressman Pete Sessions and other House members hard on the segment over farmers hiring workers who are in the country illegally.
- Sessions wants to exempt farmers from federal compliance because times are tough. Jake’s suggestion: get the federal government out of farming and let farmers hire American workers. What comes next, an amnesty bill for construction workers too?
Full coverage: politico.com
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10:00 · Iran’s Streets Near a Breaking Point
Jake and Brigadier General Blaine Holt pick back up on the canceled strikes and the new US Iran talks, including what the current status of the Trump Netanyahu relationship looks like now that Israel reportedly intended to join the postponed attack. The bigger story this hour: streets in Iran are reportedly near a breaking point over public executions, economic collapse, and a war now in its sixth month, opponents of the regime told The New York Post. A protest leader told the Post a revolution could happen any day, pointing back to the regime’s January crackdown that President Trump said killed 52,000 people.
- An independent journalist active in the Iranian underground said preparations are already underway for the next uprising.
- If a rushed deal happens, how does that affect plans for a civilian uprising? Was the public waiting for one large strike that has now been postponed?
- Ukraine continues to strike Iranian shipping in the Caspian Sea. Jake asks how dependent Russia is on Iran for weapons at this point.
- A viral social post argues the US Iran standoff is really a financial story, tracing the region’s oil politics back to Britain’s 1908 stake in Iranian oil and the creation of BP, and framing today’s tensions as a challenge to that old financial order. General Holt weighs in on whether the theory holds up.
Guest: Brigadier General Blaine Holt, USAF (Ret.), host of the Dangerous Intellectuals podcast. Episode 47, “The School World Order,” with guest John Klyczek, examines American education as a longtime target of globalists. dangerousintellectuals.com
10:30 · Why Did Iran Blink Again?
Jake asks Dr. John Marshall Callahan why the Iranians blinked again: was it the military buildup they faced, or purely economics? Why is Oman suddenly trusted to broker these negotiations? If a deal is signed, would it happen in public, or would that be too embarrassing for Iran, and what becomes of the IRGC? Even if a deal is signed, the regime stays in place, the IRGC survives, and Iran does not rejoin the world community. It may help the midterms politically, but does it help the Persian people? Should President Trump insist on a public signing, given the political benefit to him?
Guest: Dr. John Marshall Callahan, Professor, Institute of World Politics, former deputy spokesperson at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
11:00 · What Does a Signed Deal Actually Change?
Jake asks Dr. James S. Robbins why President Trump put the brakes on what would have been the largest air assault since World War II, and whether Oman can be trusted to support US positions. Trump says Iran was begging for a deal, but if the IRGC still calls the shots once it is signed, what has the US actually gained, lower gasoline prices? If signed, nothing changes for the Persian people, who stay under the regime’s tight grip while Iran remains outside the world community. How would a signed deal affect Israel’s security and Iran’s regional proxies, and would Hamas still be expected to disarm?
Guest: Dr. James S. Robbins, Senior Vice President for Research and Business Development, Institute of World Politics; national security columnist, USA Today; Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs, American Foreign Policy Council. iwp.edu
11:20 · RFK Jr. Takes the Fight to CNN’s Dana Bash
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confronted CNN State of the Union host Dana Bash Sunday, telling her she failed at her job and repeated lines from so called experts, the Gateway Pundit reported. Kennedy accused Bash of intentionally scaring people during her COVID coverage and called her “part of the problem,” committing what he termed press malpractice.
- Kennedy told Bash her job requires fierce skepticism toward authority, and said she instead went after people who were dissenting while following the Democratic Party’s marching orders.
- Bash was a defender of Dr. Fauci throughout the pandemic; Kennedy never was, and the panel asks whether she is still covering for Fauci and the pandemic response.
Full coverage: thegatewaypundit.com
Guest: Jorge Bonilla, News Analyst, MRC NewsBusters
11:30 · Mapping the Middle East to the Midterms
Jake asks Christine Balling how likely it is that the region is back in the same spot within a week or two. If a deal is signed, does that leave the Iranian people under the regime indefinitely? Why is Iran so committed to the memorandum of understanding, control over the Strait and the ability to charge tolls on ships passing through? If signed, where does that leave Israel, and would Iranian proxies and militias get a boost? Christine maps out what the Middle East could look like heading into the midterms if this deal goes through.
Guest: Christine Balling, Senior Vice President for Professional Affiliations, Institute of World Politics. cballing@iwp.edu
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US Strikes Iran, Fauci Pleads The Fifth, SCOTUS Mail In Voting Fight | Your News Talk America
Your News Talk America · Show Notes
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Today’s Guests
Paul Davis, Vice President at the Institute of World Politics, joins Jake for two segments today. Mr. Davis was the lead analyst for MNA 3 Syria/Lebanon and coordinated with the intelligence community on military and political issues affecting the region. From 2003 to 2005, he served as lead intelligence analyst with the DIA’s Iraq Division, responsible for military and political intelligence production in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Read Paul Davis’s full bio
9:00 ET · Show Open: US Strikes Iran
The US completed a night of strikes on southern Iran, with explosions heard across the region. The latest strikes are roughly twice the size of the previous bombardment, a source tells the Jerusalem Post.
- Explosions were reported in Bushehr, Abu Musa, Kish Island, Ahwaz, and Qeshm Island, according to Iranian state media Press TV.
- The New York Times reports the tanker explosion at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta on Wednesday was the result of an Iranian drone attack, citing two Iranian sources who requested anonymity.
Read more at The Jerusalem Post
Panelist: Paul Davis, Vice President, Institute of World Politics · bio
9:20 ET · Iran, the Houthis, and Turkey
Iran is set to receive hundreds of Chinese shoulder fired missiles as the Middle East divides further over the Iran war, with Houthi Saudi tensions continuing to ramp up.
- The recent joint US Saudi strikes marked the first time Riyadh has publicly joined Washington in action, the Jerusalem Post reports.
- Analysis: Israeli rhetoric toward Turkey is increasingly shaping Ankara’s view of the tensions over Syria. Turkey was the first Muslim majority country to recognize Israel after its founding, and relations stayed warm until the AKP party’s rise in the early 2000s, per The Jerusalem Post.
Panelist: Paul Davis, Vice President, Institute of World Politics · bio
9:35 ET · Election Integrity
A look at citizenship verification measures, voter ID ballot questions, and the fight over the Trump administration’s mail in voting order.
- Citizenship verification measures are moving in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Kansas, South Dakota, and West Virginia.
- Voter ID ballot measures are on the table in Arizona, California, Colorado, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, and Oklahoma.
- Alaska is weighing ranked choice voting, Virginia is working on restoration of voting rights, and New Jersey has fresh election news.
- New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill says she will block release to the Trump administration of more than 6,000 noncitizens illegally registered to vote in the state, as a software vendor undercuts her “glitch” explanation and instead blames New Jersey. Could millions of noncitizens be on voter rolls nationwide?
- The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to fully implement an executive order imposing additional restrictions on mail in voting. Solicitor General D. John Sauer called a Massachusetts federal judge’s order pausing the policy in 23 states and DC “extraordinary” and asked for an immediate administrative stay while the justices consider the request.
- Trump signed the executive order, “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” on March 31. It directs the US Postal Service to propose mail in and absentee ballot rules and the Department of Homeland Security to compile state citizenship lists, and it would limit USPS mail in ballots to voters on those lists. Read the order.
- A coalition of 23 states and DC, led by California, argues the order conflicts with the Constitution’s grant of authority to states over voter eligibility and the “Times, Places, and Manner” of congressional elections. More at SCOTUSblog.
Panelist: Don Palmer, Senior Legal Fellow, Election Integrity, The Heritage Foundation · bio
10:00 ET · Fauci and the Courts
Dr. Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment 111 times yesterday, plus a full docket of Supreme Court news.
- Can Fauci still plead the Fifth after being granted and accepting a presidential pardon? What if that pardon was signed with an autopen?
- Could Eric Holder face contempt of Congress charges?
- New York City is releasing the names and addresses of property owners. Mayor Mamdani published the names of all NYC property owners who could be hit with a new pied à terre tax. Read more at the New York Post.
- The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to fully implement its mail in voting restrictions executive order. More at SCOTUSblog.
- Lawyers for President Trump and the federal government asked the Supreme Court to take up his appeal of the defamation case brought by journalist E. Jean Carroll. A jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million, and a federal appeals court in New York upheld the verdict. Trump’s lawyers argue the ruling “wrongly eviscerates Presidential immunity,” calling it the first case in the nation’s history to impose damages liability on a president for conduct in office. Read the petition · More at SCOTUSblog.
- Why the Blanche nomination should be rejected: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is not qualified to be attorney general because of a conflict between his oath to the rule of law and his personal loyalty to President Trump, whom he represented for years in a criminal case in New York. Wasn’t Merrick Garland confirmed by the Senate, and didn’t he blur the same lines? Read Judge Napolitano’s column.
Panelist: Judge Andrew Napolitano, Senior Judicial Analyst, Newsmax, host of the Judging Freedom podcast. Latest opinion piece: “The American Presidency and Perpetual War” · judgenap.com
10:30 ET · Fauci’s Fingerprints on Fetal Tissue Research
Dr. Fauci’s record goes far beyond the killing of beagles in his testing labs.
- NIH funded researchers implanted organs from aborted babies into mice and nicknamed the experiment a “BLT sandwich.”
- Are these experiments truly “pro choice?” Is this how taxpayer dollars should be spent?
Panelist: Shawn Carney, President and CEO, 40 Days for Life · bio
11:00 ET · Markets and Economy
The Fed holds rates steady, Treasury yields hit their highest level since 2007, and maritime flashpoints from Hormuz to the Black Sea reshape global trade.
- Fed policymakers left rates unchanged amid elevated uncertainty, per Fox Business.
- Why does the Treasury bond selloff continue? The 30 year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2007 after the Fed kept rates unchanged. More at CNBC.
- Visa announced plans to cut 7% of its workforce, about 2,600 jobs, as the payment processor pushes for greater efficiency. Is AI the new efficiency expert in corporate America?
- From Hormuz to the Black Sea, maritime battlefields are shaping a new world order. More at CNBC.
Panelist: Dr. Julia R. Cartwright, Senior Research Fellow in Law and Economics, American Institute for Economic Research · bio
11:30 ET · US Iran Tensions Continue
US Iran tensions grow with continued strikes across the Gulf as Pakistan pushes for a return to talks.
- The president has reportedly been presented a plan to eliminate all of Iran’s missile capability in 14 days. Is that realistic?
- Reuters reports China is shipping shoulder fired missiles to Iran. Can the United States seize that shipment in transit? Will China risk landing an aircraft in Iran to deliver the weapons, weapons that could end up shooting down civilian aircraft in other parts of the world, including the United States?
- For the first time, the US participated in joint military strikes with Saudi Arabia. What does this mean for the future?
Panelist: Dr. James Robbins, Dean, Institute of World Politics, former Senior Advisor to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld · bio
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Iran’s Surprise Strike on U.S. Forces, SNAP Fraud Meets EBT Chip Cards, Section 301 Tariffs and Forced Labor | Your News Talk America
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Show Notes for Wednesday, July 29, 2026
9:00 AM · Show Open: The Deep State and the Media
Jake opens the show on how damaging the Deep State and its inhabitants really are, and how the media is choosing to cover it. NBC is airing the Biden tapes while CBS is pushing the Fauci diary to a streaming channel instead of network air, a split decision that raises questions about how today’s Fauci hearings will be covered, if they get covered at all.
- How damaging is the Deep State and its inhabitants?
- Mixed results: NBC covers the Biden tapes while CBS kicks the Fauci diary to a streaming channel
- How will the media cover today’s Fauci hearings, and do we already have our answer?
Source: NewsBusters: Mixed Results, NBC Covers Biden Tapes, CBS Kicks Fauci Diary to Streaming
Guest: Curtis Houck, Managing Editor, NewsBusters
9:20 AM · SNAP’s Fraud Problem Meets a Slow Fix
SNAP recipients are running into empty cards after skimming devices were planted on card readers, and states are rolling out upgraded EBT chip cards to fight the cloning and skimming behind it. Left unaddressed, the projected fraud losses could top $233 million.
- SNAP’s fraud problem meets a slow fix as chip cards arrive state by state
- Food stamp recipients face empty cards due to skimming devices on card readers
- EBT cards are being upgraded to combat skimming and cloning
- Projected losses from fraud could exceed $233 million without action
Guest: Mary McCue Bell, Breaking News Political Reporter, The Washington Times · mbell@washingtontimes.com
9:35 AM · Client Segment: Schagrin Home Comfort Products
Schagrin Home Comfort Products joins the show to talk seasonal home comfort, from air conditioning to Energize DE rebates on new HVAC systems to gas fireplaces.
- Air conditioning
- Energize DE rebates on new HVAC systems
- Gas fireplaces
Guest: Marc Frey, General Sales Manager, Schagrin Home Comfort Products
9:45 AM · DIAL Caller Debate: The IRGC Strikes U.S. Forces
The pause is over. The IRGC launched a surprise attack against U.S. forces, firing multiple ballistic missiles from Iran, all of which were intercepted. In response, U.S. and Saudi forces carried out a joint strike on an Iranian backed proxy in northern Iraq. CENTCOM said the precision strikes on July 28 targeted Iran aligned terrorists in eastern Iraq that the IRGC had directed to attack U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure. The IRGC denies ordering its Iraqi militia proxies to fire on U.S. bases, and most of the attacks described are drone attacks. Separately, Israeli media reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu discreetly departed for the U.S. after Israeli security officials recommended a secretive flight amid fears Iran was escalating efforts to target Israeli officials. This is a listener driven debate: is this escalation, or a message to the Iranian regime, and what are we waiting for?
- The pause is over: the IRGC launches a surprise attack against U.S. forces
- Multiple ballistic missiles launched from Iran, all intercepted
- A joint U.S. Saudi strike on an Iranian proxy in northern Iraq: escalation, or a message to the regime?
- The IRGC denies ordering its proxy militias in Iraq to fire on U.S. bases
- Most of the attacks described are drone attacks
- Fearing an Iranian attack, Netanyahu reportedly departed discreetly for the U.S.
Sources: Jerusalem Post: Live Updates · Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu Departs for U.S.
No panelist this segment: DIAL producers and callers drive the debate.
10:00 AM · Texas’ Economy and the Fight Over Illegal Farm Labor
Texas is now the world’s eighth largest economy, and Jake asks what that growth actually feels like for Texans and newcomers alike. A new agriculture bill in Congress, HR9535, has just dropped, and it includes amnesty for illegal immigrants. In his op ed for The Blaze, Ammon Blair argues that Big Agriculture, not family farms, is driving demand for illegal labor: many large corporations have built their business model around cheap, illegal labor, while independent farms operate successfully with legal workers. He argues enforcing immigration law will not destroy American farming, that farms can thrive by hiring legal workers and using visa programs when needed, and that the Trump administration should prioritize family farms that follow the law over policies that benefit large multinational agribusiness.
- Texas is the world’s eighth largest economy: what does that growth feel like for Texans?
- A new ag bill in Congress, HR9535, includes amnesty for illegal immigrants
- Big Agriculture, not family farms, is driving the demand for illegal labor
- Enforcing immigration law will not destroy American farming
- The solution is supporting independent farmers, not corporate agribusiness
Sources: GovTrack: HR9535 · The Blaze: Illegal Labor Isn’t Farming’s Future, It’s Big Ag’s Crutch
Guest: Ammon Blair, Senior Fellow, Texas Public Policy Foundation, and a 20 plus year U.S. Border Patrol veteran
10:30 AM · Analyzing the Iran Fallout
Jake brings in a combat veteran and strategist to make sense of the DIAL caller debate that just aired. The pause is over: the IRGC launched a surprise attack against U.S. forces, firing multiple ballistic missiles from Iran, all of which were intercepted, followed by a joint U.S. Saudi strike on an Iranian proxy in northern Iraq. CENTCOM said the July 28 precision strikes targeted Iran aligned terrorists in eastern Iraq that the IRGC had directed to attack U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure. The IRGC denies ordering its Iraqi proxies to fire on U.S. bases, and most of the attacks described are drone attacks. Separately, Netanyahu reportedly departed discreetly for the U.S. amid fears of an Iranian attack on Israeli officials. Is this escalation, or a message to the regime, and what is Washington waiting for?
- The pause is over: the IRGC launches a surprise attack against U.S. forces
- Multiple ballistic missiles launched from Iran, all intercepted
- A joint U.S. Saudi strike on an Iranian proxy in northern Iraq: escalation, or a message to the regime?
- The IRGC denies ordering its proxy militias in Iraq to fire on U.S. bases
- Most of the attacks described are drone attacks
- Fearing an Iranian attack, Netanyahu reportedly departed discreetly for the U.S.
Sources: Jerusalem Post: Live Updates · Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu Departs for U.S.
Guest: Lt. Col. Darin L. Gaub (Ret.), combat veteran, strategist, and author of Veritas Vincit
11:00 AM · Section 301 Tariffs and Forced Labor
Jake asks an economist to explain Section 301 tariffs and why forced labor factors into how they get set. Alejandro Martinez, head of Mexico’s National Food and Commerce Union, known as SNAC, told YNTA that the USMCA did very little to raise wages for Mexican workers, raising the question of whether these tariffs are really about a level playing field or about wages. The panel also digs into structural overcapacity in industrial sectors and how it could affect tariffs on some trading partners. Separately, President Trump announced that imported generic drugs will stay tariff free for the next two years before facing steep new duties, a move meant to encourage pharmaceutical companies to manufacture more medicine in the U.S. In a Truth Social post, Trump said generic drug imports will keep a 0 percent tariff beginning August 1, 2026, for a two year transition period, before the tariff rises to 100 percent for one year and then 200 percent after that.
- Explaining Section 301 tariffs
- What is forced labor, and why does it factor into tariff decisions?
- Alejandro Martinez of Mexico’s National Food and Commerce Union, SNAC, says the USMCA did little to raise worker wages
- Are these tariffs about a level playing field, or about wages?
- What is structural overcapacity, and how does it affect tariffs on trading partners?
- Generic drug imports stay tariff free for two years before duties rise sharply
Sources: National Food and Commerce Union, SNAC · Fox Business: Donald Trump · Fox Business: Tariffs
Guest: Jason Sorens, PhD, Economist, American Institute for Economic Research
11:30 AM · America’s Loneliness Epidemic
Has America stopped talking to each other directly? In his book Make America Talk Again, author Brilyn Hollyhand argues that the country’s loneliness epidemic did not happen by accident. As social media, political media, tribalism, and fear of cancellation have replaced real conversation and authentic relationships, Americans have grown more isolated, polarized, and disconnected from one another. His book offers a roadmap for rebuilding friendships, communities, and face to face conversation. Jake asks whether, with less and less representative government in America, the fact that Americans are not speaking to each other plays into the hands of the country’s domestic and foreign enemies.
- Has America stopped talking to each other directly?
- Is there a loneliness epidemic in America?
- In Make America Talk Again, Brilyn Hollyhand argues the epidemic isn’t accidental
- Social media, tribalism, and cancellation fears have replaced real conversation
- The book offers a roadmap for rebuilding friendships and communities
- Does the decline of real conversation play into the hands of America’s enemies?
Guest: Brilyn Hollyhand, returning to the panel; credited with convincing President Trump to use TikTok during the 2024 election. He will also share how Gen Z feels about a potential war with Iran.
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