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S8 Ep348: GUEST: Arthur Herman. SUMMARY: Herman dismisses Canadian media narratives regarding a US invasion as "inflated flights of fancy" and absurdities. He critiques the hysteria surrounding Greenland and argues that Prime Minister Carney's hope of becoming a st

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🗓️ 21 January 2026

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GUEST: Arthur Herman. SUMMARY: Herman dismisses Canadian media narratives regarding a US invasion as "inflated flights of fancy" and absurdities. He critiques the hysteria surrounding Greenland and argues that Prime Minister Carney's hope of becoming a strategic partner with China is a "fantasy" that ignores geopolitical reality.
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0:40.7

Arthur Herman, author of the book about the Scottish Enlightenment once about a time, also about the

0:46.6

Arsenal of Democracy, when a new book about the United States from 1776 to Trump, observing the phenomenon of Canada breaking with the United

0:58.3

States and imagining invasion. That's right, invasion. The front page of the Globe and Mail.

1:04.8

Here Arthur reacts, responds with common sense. More of this tonight.

1:12.7

Well, I think what's happened is, is it in the midst of this great kerfuffle that's arisen over particularly over greenland is is that common

1:18.5

sense is sort of taken taken the back seat and instead we've got these inflated flights of fancy

1:24.9

about american troops invading Canada, you know, the 82nd airborne

1:30.8

descending on Winnipeg and all these other absurdities that seem to be let loose in

1:39.3

news in the media in Canada and the Daily Mail and elsewhere.

1:42.9

And also if I may say, Prime Minister Carney's fantasy about becoming a strategic partner with China.

1:51.5

No one becomes a strategic partner with China.

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