#1686 Venezuela, Thomas Jefferson and American Ideals

Clay and guest host David Horton of Radford University discuss the global implications of America's recent incursion into the sovereign nation of Venezuela. For the first segment of the program, Horton asks President Thomas Jefferson about the foreign policy crises of the early national period. After the break, Horton asked Clay to break character to contextualize the recent raid in the larger sweep of American history. Have there been similar incidents in previous decades? How will the kidnapping of the dictator Maduro affect America's standing in the world? Who gets to decide what foreign leaders to leave in place, and which to depose? What are the constitutional implications of this sudden military incursion? Is the post-World War II liberal world order crumbling? And what comes next? This episode was recorded on January 7, 2026.

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#1686 Venezuela, Thomas Jefferson and American Ideals is an episode from The Thomas Jefferson Hour by Listening to America.

This episode is 53:25 long.

This episode was published on Jan 12, 2026.

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