Rev. Dr. Jürgen Von Hagen joined Tim and Andrew to discuss European culture and international relations. Last week, US Vice President Vance gave a speech at the Munich Security Conference—a meeting of top European military leaders, diplomats, and government officials. Vance's speech was a shock to many Germans (and the broader European community) because they expected him to speak about the conflict in Ukraine. Instead, Vance questioned whether the shared values that forged the NATO alliance still exist between the US and the EU. What were those shared values that are under attack in European nations? Freedom of speech, respect of voters, the voice of the minority, and religious freedom. In the UK, as an example, a man was recently arrested in an "exclusionary zone" outside an abortion clinic for praying, silently.

From there, the conversation moves to a discussion of reforms in government, bureaucracy, DOGE, Trump, Musk...

This is the link to JD Vance's speech in Munich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCOsgfINdKg

Here is the immediate reply by Germany's defense minister, Boris Pistorius
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8RTVnfb9Y8

This is Scholz' speech yesterday,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDaCOMy1fp4

This is Scholz in the interview with Economist editor Beddoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XODqeE41mYU

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