Can Christian Americans Resist Authoritarian Drift?
Pete Wehner—The Atlantic columnist and former Reagan and Bush administration staff member—joins host Curtis Chang to ask the uncomfortable question: in Trump's America, is morality a loser that's been replaced by the "law of the jungle"—especially in U.S. foreign policy? From Venezuela to a looming Greenland/Denmark showdown that could fracture NATO, Wehner argues we're watching "might makes right" go mainstream. The antidote, he says, isn't vibes—it's resistance: stop living within the lie and start living within the truth.
00:04:23 - Explaining the U.S. Foreign Policy Shift
00:06:36 - What Is America's Moral Aspiration in Foreign Policy?
00:07:57 - Trump's "Will to Power" Ethic
00:11:34 - Do We Have Historical Amnesia?
00:16:36 - Contrasting Trump and PEPFAR
00:19:09 - The Disconnect Between Christian Identity and Policy
00:26:34 - Demagogues and Moral Erosion
00:34:19 - President Trump's Unique Amorality
00:37:10 - Primacy of Human Dignity and Christian Ethics
00:41:01 - Venezuela, Greenland, and Moral Implications
00:44:02 - The Value of Beauty and Creation
00:47:14 - What Are the Limits and Possibilities of Action
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