EP 1799 · Jul 13, 2026
What Do You Say When a War Hawk Dies? + Iran Escalates and We Respond to Capitalism Critiques In Our YT Comments
RUN TIME · 01:04:28
Episode notes
Lindsey Graham is dead, Iran is escalating again, and Washington's war machine is already searching for its next mission. Then a socialist YouTube comment gives us the perfect case against blaming free markets for government-created failures.
Nate and Charlie examine Lindsey Graham's interventionist foreign-policy legacy, Donald Trump's account of their final phone call, and the renewed conflict surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. They also wrestle with the uncomfortable morality of feeling relieved when a powerful politician you strongly opposed is no longer in office.
The second half breaks down capitalism, cronyism, housing regulations, healthcare bureaucracy, insurance markets, grocery pricing, monetary policy, and the Federal Reserve. Are Americans suffering from too much free-market capitalism, or from a government-controlled economy that protects incumbents and restricts competition?
Chapters
- Technical problems and sad news
- Lindsey Graham's death and an uncomfortable reaction
- Graham's final Ukraine sanctions push
- How do you mourn a political opponent?
- Lindsey Graham's most revealing war clips
- Trump gives Graham a posthumous score
- Iran and the Strait of Hormuz escalate
- A socialist challenges capitalism
- Housing prices, supply, and regulation
- Is American healthcare a free market?
- Grocery pricing and tiny profit margins
- Inequality, technology, and capitalism's record
Links & resources
Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Join GML: joingml.com Martens Minute: https://martensminute.podbean.com/ All links @ gml.bio.link Subscribe for more blunt, skeptical, liberty-minded analysis. Like the video, answer the pinned question, share it with someone who disagrees, and leave a rating and review on your podcast app.