The Long View with Jason Feinstein

This is the second part of a four part series on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, argued through an American lens. This part covers why the United States is involved in the region, and why resolving the conflict advances American interests." Chapters: 00:00 - Why the United States is There 1:46 - Hegemony, Not Conquest 6:00 - Iran, and Pulling Back 11:02 - Does Israel Set American Policy 15:10 -...

This is part one of a four part series on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, argued through an American lens. This part covers the core reason the conflict persists, and why partition, a two-state solution, is the only path that resolves it. Chapters: 0:00 - What This Is, and What It Isn’t 2:34 - Why the Moral Argument Fails 4:41 - Reality, Not Justice 8:14 - The Two Hinges 15:30 - Every Alternativ...

Our problems are solvable. The series' conclusion lays out the way through — and who has to carry it. The eighth episode in The Framework for America series. Chapters: 0:00 - What Made Us Great 1:48 - Our Own Doing 4:07 - A Commitment and a Method 5:28 - Whether We Will This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jasonmf...

American healthcare is a train wreck and needs real reform. This is part two of a two part examination of the problem and some potential solutions. The seventh episode in The Framework for America series. Chapters: 00:00 - The Principle 2:48 - Drug Pricing 6:19 - Hospital Antitrust 8:25 - Expanding Supply 9:33 - The Middlemen and the Paperwork 12:09 - What about the Insurance Companies 14:25 - Wha...

American healthcare is a train wreck and needs real reform. This is part one of a two part examination of the problem and some potential solutions. The sixth episode in The Framework for America series. Chapters: 0:00 - The $25,000 Family 3:07 - Three Times, Three Defeats 7:40 - Cost is the Master Variable 14:26 - Why It’s Expensive: A Regulated Cartel 22:15 - Why Consumer-Choice Fails 25:02 - Why...

The American immigration system is broken, fertility is below replacement, and the two problems are headed straight at each other. An integrated framework for fixing both. The fifth episode in The Framework for America series. Chapters: 0:00 - Two Truths on a Collision Course 1:18 - The Integrated Response 5:29 - Japan and Korea 6:42 - The Broken System 8:56 - The Conditions-Based Alternative 14:2...

$39 trillion in debt. 127% of GDP. We now spend more on interest than on the Pentagon. The single largest long-term threat to the United States — and the one nobody wants to talk about. The fourth episode in The Framework for America series. Chapters: 00:00 - The $39 Trillion Trap: Debt vs. Defense 02:01 - How the Debt Spiral Actually Works 03:37 - Why the Next Crisis Will Be Worse 06:00 - The Two...

The right strategy on how the United States should engage with the world. The third episode in The Framework for America series. Chapters: 0:00 - Why we cannot retreat 3:06 - Strategic, Operational, Tactical 4:51 - Realism and Democratic Morality 7:03 - The Four Regions and the Balance of Power 10:44 - The Commons, Democracy, and the Tradition This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss...

What the political center actually is. The second episode in The Framework for America series. Chapters: 00:00 — The Destruction of the Center 02:13 — The Anchor and The Method 04:52 — Washington: The Architect 06:31 — Lincoln: The Anchor Under Pressure 08:14 — Eisenhower: Practical Governance 09:13 — This Tradition is Losing 12:20 — Stepping Onto the Field This is a public episode. If you would l...

Chapters: 0:00 - The Trap 2:05 - How We Got Here 16:42 - The Right’s Dead End 19:48 - The Left’s Dead End 23:42 - The Machine 26:22 - The Path Forward This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jasonmfeinstein.substack.com