On this episode, Ben sits down with former CIA Director and Secretary of State under President Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, to discuss his new book, Never Give An Inch. Secretary Pompeo details why he believes China is the United States' greatest geopolitical threat. Plus, he outlines the importance of the work he did on Iranian and North Korean nuclear proliferation, as well as preventing Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine while President Trump was in office. 

Secretary Pompeo explains what a new Republican president could do in 2025 to reform the careerist bureaucratic nature of the State Department and sheds light on whether he may be planning a run for the presidency. 

Later, Ben discusses the recent birth of his second child and the importance of attentive parenthood.

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Mike Pompeo & Righting America's Place In The World

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This morning, President Biden released a video on 'X' challenging former President Trump to two debates this year. Bypassing the Commission on Presidential Debates, President Trump subsequently agreed to the debates, and details were quickly released by the respective networks hosting them. Ben breaks down why it was time for the outdated Commission to go and what future debates should look like to best serve the American public.
 
Plus, Ben weighs in on Independent candidate RFK Jr.'s effect on the race and his potential non-presence at the debates.

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President Biden & President Trump Agree On This One Thing

Ben analyzes South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's career after she admitted to killing her 14-month-old dog in her new book, and notes that when it comes to politics, Americans aren't sending their best. 

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The Bizarre Rise & Fall Of Governor Kristi Noem

As anti-Semitic protests take over college campuses across the nation, most Democratic leaders have remained silent and not offered staunch reports to the state of Israel.  

Ben offers a sharp takedown of the lack of intellectual capacity of the protestors and puts harsh blame on academic and political institutions for allowing nonsensical behavior to continue.

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Why The Democrats Won't Denounce Anti-Semitism

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces a motion to vacate from Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and is currently attempting to pass Ukraine funding with a razor-thin Republican majority. Opposing forces within his own party believe he has sacrificed any potential deal on border security that could have given Republicans momentum heading into the election. 

Ben ponders what lessons can be learned from the GOP's governing majority failures and how it could eventually lead to a 'Trump-Reagan' fusion on foreign policy.

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Speaker Johnson Finds His Foreign Policy Footing

As spring and baseball season are fully underway, Ben revisits a conversation with one of the most influential people in the history of baseball, writer and statistician, Bill James. 

Bill weighs in on which reforms the MLB can implement to improve gameplay and fan engagement. They also explore the intersection of politics and culture in professional sports.

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Mike Pompeo & Righting America's Place In The World

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