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In a wide-ranging discussion, Tom Woods joins Doug Casey and the host to assess current U.S. politics, culture, and economics. Woods reflects on Trump's 2024 win, the apparent retreat and performative nature of "wokery," and a broader sense that public life is "oddly fake," arguing that Trump squandered political capital and abandoned promising ideas like DOGE while ballooning spending, pursuing misguided trade and housing approaches, and attacking right-wing dissenters. They discuss generational divides in information and voting behavior, pessimism about fixing deficits and entitlements, and the likelihood that "reality" will force a fiscal reckoning through unmanageable interest costs or money printing. The conversation also touches on U.S.-Israel influence politics, concerns about deeper military integration, social media's role in mass conformity, the possibility of U.S. fragmentation, and Woods's commitment to keep speaking out and promoting his newsletter and history courses.

00:00 Welcome Tom Woods

00:33 Old Friends on PBS

01:10 Culture Wokery and Faith

04:15 Trump Momentum and Plan B

05:42 Economic Agenda Letdown

06:53 Housing Prices and Mortgages

09:48 Loyalty Tests and Vance

13:47 Israel NDAA and Intelligence

18:19 Censorship and Empire Decline

19:30 Pride Ads and Mass Psychosis

23:01 Social Media Amplifier

25:13 Will America Break Up

30:01 Keep Fighting Anyway

31:43 No Matter Who You Vote

33:03 Owning the McCain Line

34:04 Twitter Algorithms and Links

34:35 Debt Nobody Wants to Fix

39:49 Progress and Modern Comforts

43:00 Phones Amplify Human Nature

44:43 Boomers vs Gen Z Divide

48:19 Self Reliance for Young Men

51:23 Doug Casey Boomer Memories

55:54 Risks Hope and Do What You Can

58:28 Tom Woods Courses and Farewell