Today's live show has ended. Watch the replay and join us LIVE next Thursday Morning. Empire's midterm pain machine: diesel squeeze, Iran conflict, Carney's trade war, and the London AI scare. Barbara Boyd and Susan Kokinda take your questions.
Forget the campaign ads. Susan traces two coordinated fronts against Trump’s midterms: a pain machine of diesel prices, Iran, Canada’s tariffs and bond attacks — and an AI-apocalypse panic whose paper trail runs straight to London.
Trump’s industrial revival collides with demands to restrict AI. Mike examines Fetterman, Anthropic, Effective Altruism, and the battle over America’s economic future.
In this captivating episode, Will Wertz and Tony Papert explore the deep historical and geopolitical connections behind the Ukraine conflict. They reveal a startling narrative of a 250-year-long geopolitical plot by Imperial Britain, known today as 'The Great Game.' This strategy aimed to maintain British dominance through control of the Eurasian heartland, heavily influencing events such as the Ukraine crisis. Learn how the expansion of NATO, the British Empire's long-standing opposition to Russia, and significant historical events like the American Revolution and both Afghan wars shape today's global stage. Discover alternative solutions that propose a united front of four global powers—USA, Russia, China, and India—to dismantle the lingering influence of the British Empire and usher in a new Bretton Woods financial system. This episode combines historical analysis with insights into current geopolitical strategies, offering a comprehensive view of ongoing international conflicts.
00:00 Introduction to the Ukraine War and British Imperialism
00:57 The Great Game and British Geopolitical Strategy
04:57 Historical Context: British and Russian Conflicts
09:14 The British East India Company and Global Influence
28:12 The Heartland Theory and NATO's Expansion
37:14 Modern Geopolitical Strategies and the Role of Ukraine
54:56 Conclusion: A New Bretton Woods System
Bruce Director digs into your comments from the Aug 29 class: why the British System is inherently entropic, why no equation can predict a creative discovery, and how frontier science backs the American System’s idea of man.
Cable news is arguing eggs, beef, gas, and Iran. Bruce Director spent Saturday night on the real midterm question: American System vs. British System — two flavors of the same entropy, and nine weeks to pick a future.
Chatbots dominate the AI argument. Brian Lantz spent Saturday night on the other kind — robots, machine shops, and factory floors — and why manufacturing, not the data center, is where the country actually gets richer.
Nixon called it “temporary.” 55 years later it’s still policy. Will Wertz reads the paper trail — the secret Kissinger memo, the Volcker Group, Britain’s run on Fort Knox — and the principles of the new Bretton Woods Trump’s Treasury says is underway.
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