The Limits of US Foreign Policy

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If you were elected president, would you stop sending armaments to the Ukraine? I would immediately have a ceasefire, and I would settle the war. And I think it can be settled. Do you think that we somehow allowed Zelensky to believe that we would allow him in NATO? Meaning, do you think that US foreign policy somehow almost induced this thing to happen? You're on your route. Yeah. I just want to try to understand the boundaries. The best settlement for this war was outlined in the Minsk, a chord in 2014. That's what all the European countries agreed upon when the Russians and the Russian people in Dombas voted to leave Russia; they did not

(0:00) Bestie intros!

(0:49) Jason and Sacks intro Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

(3:46) Foreign policy: Ukraine / Russia

(17:17) Foreign policy: Taiwan / China

(18:57) Government spending: Fiscal responsibility, where to cut budget, debt ceiling

(33:22) US Govt Intelligence Agencies: "Deep State," increasing accountability, "agency capture"

(46:04) COVID: mishandling, more "agency capture," vaccine policy

(55:10) Broader thoughts on vaccines in general

(1:05:54) Energy policy: thoughts on nuclear

(1:15:29) Culture wars: trans issues, CRT in schools, public vs charter schools

(1:23:09) Media: declining trust, misaligned incentives, conflict of interest with large advertisers

(1:30:07) Mainstream media coverage, ABC News debacle, evolving with new information, money in politics