What if the worst part of war began only after the soldier came back to Japan? Some stories are painful because of what happens. Others are painful because of what keeps happening long after the event is over.This story belongs to the second kind.Nanjing Massacre Story: A Japanese Soldier Who Could Never Come Home is not written to excuse evil, soften … [Read more...] about A Japanese Soldier’s Confession After the Nanjing Massacre
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Fetterman, Iran, and the Double Standard on Trump
What if John Fetterman just exposed the one contradiction Democrats cannot hide? Introduction by Nick Sasaki Welcome, everyone.Across these five conversations, we are looking at something deeper than Iran alone. We are looking at what happens when a political class says one thing for years, then sounds strangely different once the wrong person takes … [Read more...] about Fetterman, Iran, and the Double Standard on Trump
Saito Hitori Challenges World Leaders on War and Peace
Insert Video What if Saito Hitori looked world leaders in the eye and asked, “Is this war really necessary?” Introduction by Nick SasakiThis is not a normal political discussion.This is not about scoring points, defending a side, or deciding who is right in the usual way.It is not about who sounds tougher, who has the stronger argument, or who can … [Read more...] about Saito Hitori Challenges World Leaders on War and Peace
The Bibi Files: Power, Corruption, War, and the Soul of Israel
What if Benjamin Netanyahu became impossible to separate from the crisis itself? Tonight’s subject is not just Benjamin Netanyahu. It is what happens when a leader stays at the center of history for so long that the line between the fate of the nation and the fate of the man begins to blur.That is the real tension behind The Bibi Files.On the surface, … [Read more...] about The Bibi Files: Power, Corruption, War, and the Soul of Israel
Jiang Xueqin on Iran, Trump, and the Prophecy of Collapse
What if Jiang Xueqin is warning that Iran could reshape the West? There are moments when one person’s warning seems to gather the unease of an entire age into a single frame.That is part of what makes Jiang Xueqin so interesting right now.He is not speaking only about one politician, one country, or one crisis. He is trying to connect larger forces: Trump as … [Read more...] about Jiang Xueqin on Iran, Trump, and the Prophecy of Collapse
The Hidden Logic of Iran–Israel Escalation
What if the real story is not the latest strike, but the system behind it? Introduction by John Mearsheimer People often talk about the Iran–Israel confrontation as though it were a sudden emergency, a sharp break produced by a single strike, a single leader, or a single outrage. That way of seeing the conflict is tempting, but it is shallow. What … [Read more...] about The Hidden Logic of Iran–Israel Escalation
Prophecy on Iran, Asia, Cuba, and the Future of Humanity
What if the real story is not one nation, but the chain reaction linking them all? Introduction by Craig Hamilton-Parker Well, welcome again, and what I want to do here is step back from the individual headlines for a moment and ask whether we may actually be looking at one much bigger pattern unfolding across the world. People tend to take Iran, Japan, … [Read more...] about Prophecy on Iran, Asia, Cuba, and the Future of Humanity
Can War Ever End?
Introduction by Introduction by Nick Sasaki Welcome, everyone.Tonight we take up one of the hardest questions any civilization can ask: can war ever end for good? Human beings have built cities, laws, religions, markets, science, diplomacy, and global institutions — yet we still have not solved violence at scale. Again and again, history reaches … [Read more...] about Can War Ever End?
Who Really Drives America Into War?
What if presidents no longer fully control when America goes to war? Introduction by Tucker Carlson Good evening.Tonight’s question is simple, but it cuts to the core of the American republic:Who really controls America’s wars?We’re told the answer is the president. Or Congress. Or the voters. But if that were fully true, why does the same foreign … [Read more...] about Who Really Drives America Into War?
Bill O’Reilly’s Confronting Evil: Five Tyrants Face History
What if Bill O’Reilly could question history’s most feared rulers face to face? Introduction by John Stuart Mill “Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.”That warning is not a decorative line for history books. It is a moral law written again and again in the rise of tyranny.The men gathered here did … [Read more...] about Bill O’Reilly’s Confronting Evil: Five Tyrants Face History