Trump's War With Iran Is Unjustified and Unpopular

About this episode

The episode discusses the unjustified and unpopular nature of Trump's war with Iran, Congress's reluctance to assert war powers, and the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a national security threat.

Plus: Congress is reluctant to assert its war powers, the Pentagon brands Anthropic a national security threat, and a listener asks whether regime change is ever morally defensible.

People in this episode

Host: The Reason Roundtable

Topics covered

• Iran
• war powers
• national security
• regime change
• politics

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• Congress
• Pentagon
• Anthropic
• war powers
• national security
• regime change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Congress, Pentagon, Anthropic

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