The Moynihan Report

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Tonight, Michael starts solo with a look at U.S. interest in Greenland and what it means today. Mid-show, journalist and historian Eli Lake joins to dig into Iran, focusing on how the 1953 overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh is often misunderstood and misused in current debates. Their discussion draws on Eli’s Free Press article, The Wrong Lessons from Iran’s PastRead Eli’s piece hereEli's Podcast "Breaking History"Subscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maduro is in a Brooklyn jail cell, but Venezuela is far from free.In this episode of The Moynihan Report, Moynihan returns to the mic to unpack the historic arrest of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. While the Trump administration is taking a victory lap, the reality on the ground in Caracas suggests the celebration is premature and potentially dangerous. We are joined by exiled Venezuelan journalist Germania Rodriguez Polio (formerly of Vox and the Daily Mail) to discuss why the removal of one dictator might have simply cleared the path for a more ruthless, efficient operative: Delcy Rodriguez.While the New York Times and other mainstream outlets are busy branding Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as a shrewd operator with leftist credentials who is softening her tone, Germania reveals the terrifying truth. Delcy isn't a reformer; she is a SEBIN (secret police) operative and the architect of the draconian "Law Against Hate." We analyze why Western media consistently falls for the reformer narrative in socialist regimes and why Delcy’s rise could mean a darker chapter for Venezuelan human rights.Germania shares her shocking personal story of being escorted out of the Daily Mail after refusing to delete a video criticizing the New York Times’ coverage of the Venezuelan regime. We dig into the concept of Venezuela’s "fake opposition," figures who play the part of democrats while maintaining the status quo, and how major media organizations silence dissenting voices to maintain access or appear objective.Why are some American conservatives defending a socialist dictatorship? Moynihan reacts to a bizarre clip of Tucker Carlson defending the Maduro regime, exposing the growing fracture in the American Right. We discuss the absurdity of the "Horseshoe Theory," where the far-left and far-right unite in their hatred of the West, leading figures like Tucker to confuse a brutal, impoverished police state with a traditionalist society.Finally, we ask the hard question: Will Trump save or sell out Venezuela? With the administration already eyeing Venezuela’s oil reserves, there is a real fear that the US will accept a "stabilized" dictatorship under Delcy Rodriguez in exchange for energy deals. We discuss what needs to happen next, including the release of over 900 political prisoners, to ensure this intervention doesn't end in betrayal.Subscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Devon Archer explains what it was like to be caught between Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, and Donald Trump, and how power, access, and consequences actually played out behind the scenes.In this extended interview, Archer speaks firsthand about his relationship with Hunter Biden, the reach of Joe Biden’s influence, and how the Trump era changed the legal and political stakes. He reflects on business dealings, loyalty, fallout, and what happens when proximity to power turns into liability.This conversation is not about accusations or defenses. It’s about the real-world consequences of political access and what it feels like to be caught in the middle as alliances shift and scrutiny intensifies.Subscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode features journalist and author Jamie Kirchick, who dissects the rise of the populist, far-right movement on both sides of the Atlantic and the accompanying decay of mainstream conservative politics. The discussion focuses on the rapid ascent of parties like Germany's AfD, noting that their success is driven by failure to integrate immigrants and the subsequent Danish model adopted by mainstream parties to curb their influence. Domestically, Moynihan and Kirchick characterize figures like Tucker Carlson as "the most dangerous antisemite in America right now" and a fusion of "every awful ideology," exploring his influence over politicians like JD Vance and the MAGA wing's adoption of pro-Russian, anti-capitalist, and isolationist foreign policy that demands a revisionist view of World War II. Finally, the episode touches on historical revisionism, previewing an interview with the grandson of Holocaust denier David Irving, and questions the utility of debunking misinformation in the current, high-speed digital environment.Subscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.