#387 — Politics & Power

Sam Harris speaks with Ambassador Rahm Emanuel about the state of
world order and American politics. They discuss the mystery of
Japan’s economic health, U.S. competition with China, possible
conflict over Taiwan and the Philippines, the significance of the
South China Sea, the history of the Japan-U.S. friendship, how
the Democratic Party lost its way, immigration, whether Vice
President Harris needs a “Sister Souljah moment,” whether she
should explain her changes of position better than she has, the
standing of Israel in the eyes of the world, antisemitism, the
Abraham Accords, Hamas, the West Bank, the influence of the
religious right in Israel, a possible war with Iran, Netanyahu
and Israeli security, a two-state solution, whether a Harris
administration would reliably support Israel, and other topics.


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