The World Unraveled with Brandon Kenig

Signalgate Fallout, Rallying for Democracy, and Trump Tariffs Provide Boost to Canadian Liberals

The fallout continues from this week's Signalgate revelations as the administration gets tied up in semantics and contradictions as polling shows Americans view this as a greater security lapse than any involving politicians in the past decade. Brandon speculates on how many classified conversations were convened over Signal, whether other individuals were mistakenly included, and who may have compromised these officials. Canadian elections are scheduled for April 28th, and Brandon highlights how Trump's threats and tariff war have given new political life to the Liberals. Lastly, Brandon summarizes the impact of the special congressional elections in Florida and the Wisconsin state supreme court race next Tuesday.

World Leaders' Condemnations and the Rise of Dubious Deportations

This week, Brandon highlights the Trump administration's shameless audacity in pausing intelligence sharing with Ukraine and cutting off weapons and equipment. Brandon also reads the powerful statements by former Polish President and freedom fighter Lech Walesa and current French Senator Claude Malhuret as they call out Trump and America for turning its back on the world order it helped create and abandoning allies in favor of despots like Putin. Lastly, Brandon points to Trump's alarming, attempted deportations of permanent residents and visa holders and a disregard for due process and the rule of law as a sign of broader action to detain and deport those the government considers political enemies. Brandon ends on a note of optimism by relaying some inspirational words from government public servant Leslie Knope from PARKS AND REC.

Betraying Ukraine and Selling out the West (LIVE from D.C.)

Brandon records live from the Principles First Summit in Washington, D.C. and speaks to the bomb threat from the Proud Boys and disruption by one of their leaders before lambasting the Trump Administration changing sides in the war on Ukraine: embracing Russia and sidelining Ukraine and our European allies. Brandon discusses the Munich Security Conference, the American bilateral talks with Russia, and the only option to stop Trump from completely capitulating to Putin and abandoning support of Zelensky.

Dysfunction by Design as President Musk Demolishes Washington

This week, Brandon zeroes in on Musk's breach of critical database systems at federal agencies, his unilateral (and illegal) dismantling of those agencies, and who will blink first - congress or the courts - in curtailing his unchecked power. Brandon also dives into Musk's motivations as well as those of Trump's and the administrations - not the same, but all converging to the same outcome.

A Case Study in Defending Democracy and What Lies Ahead

After a four month break, we're back! Brandon explains how he took several months off to join the 2024 campaign effort against Trump and took time to recharge and relax before taking on the Trump era, Part 2. Brandon starts by analyzing the recent constitutional crisis in South Korea as an example of how one nation protected democracy when under attack and held its leader accountable, while the U.S. failed in the same mission. Additionally, Brandon dissects three actions Trump took in his first 10 days that set the tone for executive and constitutional overreach (birthright citizenship repeal, federal funding freeze, and DOJ purge). Additionally, Brandon previews his focus, including themes and topics for the next 60-90 days.

Harris dominates in debate, Trump rants about dogs and cats for dinner, and more foreign election interference

After a vacation hiatus, Brandon returns to discuss the impact and fallout of what may be the only debate between Harris and Trump, the impact of Trump and Vance's untrue racial panic on a small town in Ohio, the indictment against Russia Today (RT) for election interference with prominent MAGA influencers, and the first installment of a new segment, "Around the World in 60 Seconds," where Brandon quickly recaps key events from all corners of the globe.

Trump Campaign Hacked, Coup 53 and the Origins of Iran's Hostility towards the West

Brandon outlines the format, topics, and recurring segments of the show going forward. Iran's alleged hacking attempt of the Trump campaign is analyzed in perspective against the long history of British and American interference in Persia, dating back to the events leading up to Coup 53 (also known as Operation Ajax), when MI6 and the CIA staged a coup to halt the advance of democracy and nationalization of the country's oil reserves.

2024: The Global Year of Elections (First Episode)

In this inaugural episode, I discuss my inspiration for starting this podcast; the complete collapse of political gravity; the critical elections held around the world; how we can learn from the democracy coalitions that successfully defeated populist autocrats in Poland, the United Kingdom, and France; and the top reforms we can undertake to enable the rise of additional political parties and allow centrist candidates to advance.