Gas prices are the bait. The fight is Iowa’s planned steel mill, Minnesota’s new iron mine, and whether America builds its own productive system—or stays a captive market for London’s price war. Join Barbara, Susan, and Adam live Thursday.
Mike Steger examines Trump’s fight to break America free from global constraints and rebuild its industrial strength, making the case for why November could define the nation’s future.
Barbara opens with Barack Obama saying he sometimes fantasized about putting women in charge of every government, then takes a teaser tour of her new pamphlet on British-backed “color revolutions.”
Trump's 48-hour ultimatum to Iran sent shockwaves — but the real story isn't military. It's economic. He's breaking the City of London's centuries-old chokehold on global energy pricing. The armchair generals on social media are missing the big picture.
Barbara Boyd argues that most commentary on the Middle East misses the economic dimension: after U.S. energy independence, Trump is targeting the City of London’s long-standing influence over global energy pricing. She cites Trump’s Truth Social warning to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, subsequent negotiations, and a five-day extension, contrasting media reactions with what she calls London and Wall Street interests. Boyd says Britain is facing an economic emergency as energy and borrowing costs surge, while Gulf states shift trillions in investment toward the U.S. and a “Board of Peace” focused on development and modern energy. She claims the true Hormuz chokepoint is London’s marine war-risk insurance, noting Lloyd’s cancellation led to an 81% traffic collapse, and frames current events as a struggle between empire and sovereign nations.
00:00 The Monday Brief - PANIC: Iran Folds as Trump Cuts London's Hidden Hand Over Global Oil - March 23, 2026
02:14 The City Is Bleeding
05:58 The Real Chokepoint
08:45 Bitter Lake to Mar-a-Lago
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Gas prices are the bait. The fight is Iowa’s planned steel mill, Minnesota’s new iron mine, and whether America builds its own productive system—or stays a captive market for London’s price war. Join Barbara, Susan, and Adam live Thursday.
Mike Steger examines Trump’s fight to break America free from global constraints and rebuild its industrial strength, making the case for why November could define the nation’s future.
Barbara opens with Barack Obama saying he sometimes fantasized about putting women in charge of every government, then takes a teaser tour of her new pamphlet on British-backed “color revolutions.”
Media howled over an autopen joke and the Xi summit—while Trump dismantles Kissinger’s 50-year framework, Xi says the Thucydides Trap can be overcome, and Rubio permanently holds both State Dept. and National Security Advisor.
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