Danny and Derek give a news update with where the conflict stands today. Then, for paid subscribers, they speak with Rashid Khalidi (16:30), the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, about the larger implications of the war. We’ve also unlocked our series with Rashid, A History of Modern Palestine, for the next week. Special episode recorded midday EST, Monday, October 9, 2023 

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Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 3 w/ Rashid Khalidi

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Sam Lebovic, professor of history at George Mason University, joins Danny and Derek for a look at the Espionage Act of 1917 and its use over the years. In this first part of the discussion, they explore the dominant ideologies at the time of its inception, its implementation in cases from Eugene Debs to Herbert Yardley, the law’s effect on whistle-blowing, America’s burgeoning “secrecy regime”, how the interpretation shifted from the early years of the Act’s existence, and more through World War II. Subscribe to hear the second part of our discussion on our Sunday bonus episode! Be sure to grab a copy of Sam’s book State of Silence: The Espionage Act and the Rise of America's Secrecy Regime.  

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E154 - The Ever-Evolving Espionage Act, Pt. 1 w/ Sam Lebovic

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Danny and Derek speak with Steven Simon, senior research analyst at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and professor of Middle East studies at the University of Washington, to discuss he and Daniel Benjamin’s recent piece for The Atlantic, “New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity”. The group discusses the evidence presented in the…

Bonus - Saudi Complicity in 9/11 w/ Steven Simon

A day late and a lira short, Danny and Derek are back with the news roundup. This week: in Gaza, Israel announces “tactical pauses” (1:44), Netanyahu disbands his war cabinet (4:27), friction between Bibi and the Biden administration (7:59), friction between Bibi and the IDF (11:53), and an update on the humanitarian situation (14:05); fears of war are rising in Lebanon, meanwhile Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah threatens Cyprus over the island nation’s potential collaboration with Israel (16:11); another cargo ship is sunk off the coast of Yemen by Ansar Allah/Houthi forces (19:16); a report on China’s nuclear program (21:01); Putin visits the DPRK/North Korea (23:29); an update on the crisis in Sudan (27:02); a governing coalition is formed in South Africa (30:53); Mark Rutte gets approval to become the new secretary general of NATO (32:51); a Swiss “peace conference” for Ukraine, plus the US promises more air defense ammo (34:57); and shocking revelations about the US engaging in an “anti-vax propaganda effort” (40:01).  Be sure to check out The Night Won’t End: Biden's War on Gaza from Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English, produced by friend of the show Laila Al-Arian.   

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News - Lebanon-Israel Tensions, Switzerland Hosts Ukraine "Summit on Peace", Revelations of US Anti-Vaccination Misinformation

Danny and Derek are pleased to welcome back to the podcast Luca Trenta, associate professor in International Relations at Swansea University and author of The President’s Kill List. The group discusses assassinations and international law, when and how assassination became a tool for US foreign policy, the difficulties in accessing declassified documents about this topic, unsuccessful attempts on the life of Fidel Castro and successful operations against the likes of Osama Bin Laden and Patrice Lumumba, the intelligence community using assassination as a “low level” (i.e. not nuclear) form of retaliation in the Cold War, contemporary justifications for assassinations as “self defense” and the notion of “imminence”, and more.  Check out Luca’s podcast on intelligence and covert action, Out of the Shadows. 

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E153 - Assassination and US Foreign Policy Since 1945 w/ Luca Trenta

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Happy Father’s Day! Patrick Wyman, host of the Tides of History podcast and author of The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World, returns to the program to talk about the all-important topic of fathers. Since it’s American Prestige, though, the group decided to focus on one of the great dads of history: Philip II of Macedo…

Special - The 2023 Gaza War, Ep. 3 w/ Rashid Khalidi

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