About this episode

Glenn hosts a debate on the role of American power in the 21st century with various political perspectives.

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Glenn hosted a cross-spectrum foreign policy debate featuring Washington Post columnist Shadi Hamid, American Conservative writer Andrew Day, and University of Washington historian Daniel Bessner. The central question: what role should American power play in the 21st century? Hamid, author of The Case for American Power , defended robust U.S. military engagement abroad, while Day and Bessner — from the right and left, respectively — pushed back with skepticism of American empire. Surprisingly, the ideological poles found more common ground than expected. Glenn reflects on whether hawkishness has fallen out of favor across the political spectrum after decades of costly interventions, and what that might mean for America's future. The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience-supported , so to those of us who are already full subscribers, let me extend a heartfelt thank you. And if you’re not yet a full subscriber, please consider becoming one . The Glenn Show can only do what it does through the generosity of viewers and listeners. For a mere $6/month or $50/year , you’ll get access to weekly livestreams, monthly Q&A…

People in this episode

Host: Glenn Loury

Guests: Shadi Hamid, Andrew Day, Daniel Bessner

Topics covered

• U.S. military dominance
• foreign policy debate
• American power
• political spectrum
• military engagement
• American empire

Keywords

• military dominance
• foreign policy
• American power
• political debate
• U.S. engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington Post, American Conservative

Books & works: The Case for American Power

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