"The Case for American Power" with Shadi Hamid
November 20, 2025
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Episode 398 · November 20, 2025
"The Case for American Power" with Shadi Hamid
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<p>The left has become increasingly uncomfortable about arguing for the moral superiority of the United States, let alone for the exercise of American dominance around the world. But is the American Empire something which even left-wingers should, in fact, fight for?</p> <p>Shadi Hamid is a columnist at The Washington Post who opposed the Iraq War and supported Bernie Sanders. An Arab-Muslim American, he lived in Jordan on a Fulbright Scholarship and got his PhD in political science from Oxford University. He's not your average neo-conservative.</p> <p>Shadi and Josh debate American influence, American decline, the Gaza War, democracies, dictatorships, China, Russia, Ukraine, Trump, and the future of the American Empire.</p> <p>Go to <a href="https://surfshark.com/joshs">https://surfshark.com/joshs</a> or use code JOSHS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!</p>
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