What Happens if Trump Ends the Iran War ‘Shortly'

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Trump's potential actions regarding the Iran War and the significance of recent social media addiction trials involving Meta and Google.

Jonah Goldberg is joined by Dispatch contributors David French, Megan McArdle, and Mike Nelson to discuss whether ground operations in Iran are still an option and the significance of Meta's two landmark losses in social media addiction trials. The Agenda:—Trump's prime-time address—Potential ground operations—How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—True deterrence against Iran—Meta and Google addiction trials—Banning phones in schools—NWYT: Kid Rock's Army flyover Dispatch Recommendations—Why Rubio’s Stock Is Rising With MAGA—Birthright Citizenship Oral Arguments—Birthright Citizenship Has a Long Historical Precedent—The Welfare-Warfare State, Redux The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jonah Goldberg

Guests: David French, Megan McArdle, Mike Nelson

Topics covered

• Iran War
• Trump's address
• social media addiction
• ground operations
• deterrence
• Meta trials
• school policies

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• Meta
• social media
• addiction trials
• ground operations
• deterrence
• Strait of Hormuz
• school policies
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta, Google

Places: Strait of Hormuz

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