Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump have changed the face of the Middle East. How can Israel and the US stick the landing? Jeff Dunetz of Lidblog.com and I discuss the latest and try to game out whether Hamas has anywhere else to go.

Was the decision to challenge Donald Trump to an early debate a secret head-fake, or some sort of bluff? Andrew Malcolm and I address the Worst Political Memo of 2024, and what it says about the Biden 'brain trust.' We also discuss our expectations of accountability for that scandal as well as the recent exposure of John Brennan's perjury before Congress. And when will Democrats stand for anything more coherent than Trump Derangement Syndrome?

How did the news media transform into the narrative-propagation industry? Andrew Malcolm wrote an excellent column based on a lifetime of experience in the field. We discuss the celebritizaton of journalism, starting with All The President's Men, the impact that higher-ed indoctrination had on reporting, and how it misleads the people who need real facts the most: voters.

The Islamic Republic's regime has been battered in both military and political terms. Is this the moment when Iran implodes -- or frees itself from subjugation? Gregg Roman of the Middle East Forum lays out the competing interests, discusses how organic regime change could happen, and who the players are inside and outside Iran that would need to coalesce to make it happen.

When it comes to coverage of Donald Trump and the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, some things Andrew Malcolm and I just can't explain. When it comes to Margaret Brennan's embarrassing interview of Marco Rubio, some things you just can't explain about that, too. In fact, the Left is having a very tough time explaining its freak-out over the weekend about Trump, especially in the media -- and Andrew and I have explanations about that, as well as much more.

What was the biggest surprise in the past week? Israel's massive and nearly instantaneous defenestration of Iran's regime reminds both Andrew Malcolm and myself of the destruction of Hezbollah last year. We talk about the implications for the region, and what the US might do to hasten the end of the conflict. We also talk about Democrats' resistance to voter incentives and disincentives and wonder what is truly driving them to champion the 20% positions in American life.

Five years ago, urban riots ravaged American cities while the media insisted that the protests were "mostly peaceful." Did they learn anything from summer of George Floyd? Nope, says Andrew Malcolm, even though the narrative propaganda is even more threadbare this time in Los Angeles. We discuss a rare disciplinary action by ABC News over bias, and why the ideologue executives in the Protection Racket Media may finally have met their match in the corporate executive suites.

Things looked bad enough for the media and Democrats on Friday afternoon -- and then two major developments dropped. Andrew Malcolm and I discuss the impact of the Hur tapes leak on the sense of betrayal felt by American voters. Then the Bidens made a stunning announcement about Biden's health -- which showed that there was no end of deception in the Biden White House and among Democrat officials.

The US and Iran are negotiating a potential deal to keep Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon. But can they be trusted? Alireza Jafarzadeh describes the import of the exposure of their secret facility in Samnan, why it's clear that the Iranian regime is pursuing nuclear weapons, and what the US must get from talks to ensure they don't succeed.

Our long drought is over! Andrew Malcolm returns to our weekly podcast and discusses the media coverage of the Vatican conclave. We also take the Pultizer board to task for its disgraceful award announcement last week. Andrew also gives us some background on his most unusual assignment as a war correspondent, plus much more!