Episode
Doing the World a Favor in Iran (w/ Eli Lake)
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- Uncertain Things
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- Mar 23, 2026
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- 4110
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Summary
Eli Lake — staff writer at The Free Press, contributing editor at Commentary Magazine, and host of the Breaking History podcast — returns to the podcast to discuss the state of neoconservatism; the war with Iran (and why all the pundits are wrong about); and the enduring mystery (but not-so-enduring importance) of Tucker Carlson. On the agenda: - Neocons, Redux -The war in Iran -The “geopolitics” of Europe -The conversation about the conversation -Tucker Carlson, the modern day Father Coughlin? Mentioned in this episode: * How Israel is helping Iran’s opposition ( The Free Press ) * Eli Lake and Andrew Sullivan debate the Iran War ( Breaking History ) More Eli on Uncertain Things * The Decapitation of Hezbollah * How the World Learned to Love the Butchery of Jews * The Art of Being Offended Get full access to Uncertain Things at uncertain.substack.com/subscribe