{"author_name":"The Ben Joravsky Show","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-ben-joravsky-show/episodes/c713f339-c17a-4944-9e21-1585a4daadde","description":"<p>As Trump wages war against Iran, Colman McCarthy, one of America’s great pacifists, dies at age 87. Ben riffs. David Faris explains Trump’s strategy—or lack thereof. How did we get into this morass? Netanyahu’s role in riling up Trump. The junior partner drives the bus. The spillover war in Lebanon. And finally, David makes his senate choice. David is a professor of political science at Roosevelt University and a columnist for The Nation. His views are his own.&nbsp;</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/the-ben-joravsky-show/episodes/c713f339-c17a-4944-9e21-1585a4daadde/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"David Faris—Trump’s War","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}