Making Sense with Sam Harris · 2026-04-13 · 22 min · 4,242 words

#470 — Democrats at a Crossroads

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If you enjoyed what we're doing here and find it valuable, please consider subscribing today. I'm here with Ram Emanuel. Ron, thanks for coming back on the podcast. Thanks for having me. I didn't have to travel as far this time.

And th there's no jet lag, or maybe you've got some jet lag. Justin, if I f just kick me underneath if I start the dose. Yeah, we were we were just talking uh off mic about uh you wrapping up life in Japan and um m my expectation that uh things are gonna get pretty interesting there uh from a foreign policy perspective. pretty soon. What's your sense?

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