About this episode
The episode discusses the lack of courage in launching a war on Iran and critiques Trump's approach to the warfare state.
As recent history shows, there are few things more courageous for a president to do than face down the ever-accelerating, wealth-draining, conflict-amplifying warfare state in DC. Trump has decided to go in the opposite direction. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/launching-war-iran-was-no-act-courage Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
People in this episode
Host: Connor O'Keeffe
Topics covered
- war
- Iran
- politics
- courage
- conflict
- Trump
- welfare state
Keywords
- Iran
- Trump
- war
- courage
- politics
- conflict
- welfare state
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mises
Books & works: Launching a War on Iran Was No Act of Courage
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