New Big Ben Show: Trump Sends a Message to Iran, Israel, and the World

New podcast dropped

Here we go folks, the latest episode of The Big Ben Show is up:

I’m rushing around this week because of travel, but hope you’ll listen to this latest conversation on Israel, Iran, Capitol Hill, and more.

✍️ Feature

• Graphs About Religion: Is There a Religious Revival Occurring in America?

🌍 Foreign

• Semafor: US Intel Clashes Over Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program

• WSJ: Israel’s War With Iran Has Reordered the Middle East

• Examiner: Iran’s Khamenei Boasts of ‘Victory’ Over America and Israel

• Telegraph: Woke Activists Fall Prey to Iran

• National Interest: South Korea Will Not Choose Between the US and China

• Crashout Media: Uncle Sam Slaps Mexican Banks Over Border Crisis

• The Hill: NATO’s Rutte Clarifies Daddy Comment

🏛️ Domestic

• City Journal: How Mamdani Won

• New York Mag: Andrew Cuomo and the Death of Centrism

• The Spectator: Mahmoud Khalil is Living the American Dream

• The Spectator: NYC Embraces the Hipster Intifada

• NYPost: Mamdani Upset Fuels AOC 2028 Buzz

• Semafor: Eric Adams Finds Support From Elites

• Semafor: The Wild Card Fiscal Hawk Who May Flip on Trump’s Megabill

• Calm Down Ben: A Socialist NYC Mayor Might Be a Blessing in Disguise

• WSJ: Trump’s Possible Fed Chair Pick Could Be a Powell Replacement

• Axios: Supreme Court Decision Fuels Trump Debate on Planned Parenthood

• Politico: SCOTUS Rules Against Planned Parenthood in Major Case

• Axios: Pew Poll Finds Trump Gaining Latino Voter Ground

• Politico: Thune Says Senate Won’t Overrule Parliamentarian

• Politico: Cornyn Beat By Paxton Again in Latest Poll

• Punchbowl News: Mike Rogers Way Up In New Poll

📰 Media

• Mediaite: Pete Hegseth Clashes With Reporters Over Trump

• Mediaite: Brit Hume Calls Out Hegseth for Attack on Jen Griffin

💻 Tech

• WSJ: Side Hustles Boom During Economic Uncertainty

🎭 Culture & Hollywood

• Reuters: Bezos and Sanchez Arrive in Venice for Marathon Wedding

• Variety: Best Movies of 2025 (So Far)

• Variety: Sabrina Carpenter Releases Album Art Approved ‘By God’

• Hollywood Reporter: Jason Bateman & Jude Law to Star in ‘Black Rabbit’

• The Cut: Are Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Through?

• Hollywood Reporter: ‘The Bear’ Season 4 Review — It’s Not Good

• Variety: Denis Villeneuve to Direct Next James Bond Movie

• The Spectator: Don’t Mourn the Death of TV

🪶 Quote

“Society functions in a way much more interesting than the multiple-choice pattern we have been rewarded for succeeding at in school. Success in life comes not from the ability to choose between the four presented answers, but from the rather more difficult and painfully acquired ability to formulate the questions.”

— David Mamet