The Three Whisky Happy Hour: War! What Is It Good For? (Absolutely. . . Something!)

About this episode

The episode discusses the Great Iran War of 2026, Supreme Court interventions, and cultural notes amidst technical glitches.

This special "Give War a Chance" episode, the second under our joint sponsorship of the Civitas Institute and Ricochet, had some peculiar technical glitches that make it quite odd and somewhat disjointed. Steve cut out halfway through, and getting him back was a great bollix. In any case, we reviewed some key points of the Great Iran War of 2026, along with observations on the Supreme Court's intervention on the side of California parents (we can't believe this was even an issue, but it is), and then after Steve came back, a mad scramble to the finish. We do manage to get in some important cultural notes, such as the new McDonald's 1,000-calorie-plus Big Arch burger, and talking John down from his first ever visit to Buc-ees.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ricochet, Steve

Topics covered

• war
• politics
• Supreme Court
• cultural commentary
• food
• California

Keywords

• war
• Iran
• Supreme Court
• California
• McDonald's
• Big Arch burger
• podcast
• politics

Sponsors

Civitas Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Products: McDonald's 1,000-calorie-plus Big Arch burger

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