Do We Really Have to Choose between America First or MAGA Doctrine? (Ep.131)
President Trump once responded to commentary from Tucker Carlson by saying, "The one thing Washington cannot forgive is that I put America first — always put America first. I could never help it. I have to do that in order to make America great again. I reject their foolish and disastrous foreign wars, their horrific globalist trade deals, their open border catastrophes, their corruption of our intelligence system, and it’s never been more corrupt. And all of the other betrayals of the American people.”With the brewing spat within conservation movement in the US, are people having to come to terms with totally no foreign intervention where the slogan is MAGA?
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How did Anwar turn Trump’s State Visit into Diplomatic Advantage for Malaysia? (Ep.130)
In the recent Trump’s state visit to Malaysia, there were many critics who liked and disliked the posturing that PMX showed. Some fancy Trump, and some just don’t. Nonetheless, the shift in PMX from continual focus on international crises to local matters such as affordability in every day lives of citizens is one to be lauded. Could it be a diplomatic advantage that we reaped from the Trump’s state visit? Find out more in this episode.
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Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord witnessed by Trump and Anwar (Ep.129)
With Cambodia-Thailand Peace Pact signed in Malaysia, Trump declares this to be a momentous day for South East Asia. In Trump’s speech - “I would also like to thank Anwar. I called him right at the beginning and said, ‘You have two countries fighting right next to you. We need a third place, a neutral place,' and he was there.” Does this mark the beginning of a golden age for Malaysia - a neutral nation advocating and facilitating peace?
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Is Malaysia headed towards Isolationist Policies? (Ep.128)
It has been 1 month plus since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, who is well known even among ordinary people in Malaysia. Some people said he was killed because of his Christian faith, but we believe he’s killed for his discussion of ideas.Domestically, the issues remain the same - religion, racial, DEI (quota), economic sluggishness, competition among the different versions of Malaysia. Aat the end our focus remains - what kind of Malaysia do we want to see?
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White House sets Malaysia’s tariff rate at 19% (Ep.127)
In a brilliant article by John Carney of Breitbart titled “Putting a Price on Admission to America’s Market”, we discussed in this episode as to how did we, Malaysian government, get from "I am not going to pay a single payment of tariff" to "thank you very much, 19% tariff is an excellent deal.” Tune in to find out more.Article credit: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/07/29/breitbart-business-digest-putting-a-price-on-admission-to-americas-markets/
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