Israel and Iran, Minnesota Murders

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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This week, Mike and Justin are joined by Joey Ashbrook, a new conservative voice on The Politics Guys. They open with a discussion of the escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. Justin argues that Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal “set the ball in motion” for today’s crisis. Joey contends that Iran’s uranium enrichment past peaceful-use levels justifies Trump’s hardline stance. Mike suggests Netanyahu may have maneuvered the U.S. into deeper involvement by initiating strikes that only American assets can complete. The conversation then turns to the politically motivated murders in Minnesota. Justin calls Trump’s refusal to contact Governor Walz “classless” and emblematic of his failure to provide unifying symbolic leadership. Mike warns that rising political violence is fueled by social disconnection and online radicalization. Joey concedes that some GOP reactions were misjudged but argues that rejecting “fake unity” is a core—and clarifying—feature of Trump’s political ethos. The Politics Guys on Facebook | X Mike’s Substack: What Fresh Hell is This? Get 50% off your first Magic Mind subscription using the code POLITICSGUYS50 at https://www.magicmind.com/politicsguys50 #magicmind #mentalperformance Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys. The Politics Guys is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.8	I'm Northern Kentucky University political scientist Michael Barronowski.
1:22.6	I'm joined today by my fellow Democrat, University of Northern Iowa political scientist Justin Holmes, as well as a new
1:29.7	conservative voice on the show, Cincinnati area attorney Joey Ashbrook. Justin and Joey, welcome.
1:36.3	Good morning. Mike, great to be with you. And you know, before we move along any further,
1:42.8	folks know Justin certainly, but Joey, you are, as I said, a new
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