Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Go to https://ground.news/glennshow to spot media bias and become a smarter news consumer. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access this month. Watch the full episode here: https://glennloury.substack.com/p/tgs-live-inside-the-epstein-files Subscribe to Danny's podcast, American Prestige: https://americanprestigepod.com/ Order Glenn's new book, "Self-Censorship," here or wherever you get your books: Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/683p6kk3 Barnes & Noble: https://tinyurl.com/4yvz4fta Bookshop: https://tinyurl.com/44rznxww 0:00 Trump’s ambitions in Venezuela 2:09 The downsides of American empire 5:44 Is Trump protecting US interests or engaging in regime change? 13:42 Ground News ad 15:38 Danny’s critique of realist foreign policy 23:11 The perverse domestic effects of American militarism 32:00 America’s very real but rather weak democracy 35:22 Viewer question: Could wars of conquest revivify America? 38:20 Rob’s question: Won’t a $500 billion increase in the military budget create massive inflation? 42:11 Danny: Why buy Greenland when we already have a military presence there? 47:49 Trump’s real estate instincts on the global stage 51:42 The trials and tribulations of a humble Housing Provider Glenn Loury (Brown University, Hoover Institution, Self-Censorship) and Daniel Bessner (University of Washington, American Prestige, Cold War Liberalism). Recorded January 9, 2026