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LeMonde
6 days ago
- Politics
- LeMonde
'The real villain of World War II': Winston Churchill is now a target of American revisionism
These are conversations that, until recently, remained confined to the corners of the internet – on forums like 4chan and Reddit, or obscure blogs often discussing pseudoscience and bodybuilding: Was Winston Churchill actually the true culprit behind World War II? Was he to blame for its millions of human losses? For the death camps themselves? Would Adolf Hitler have simply stopped at Poland if not for Churchill, that belligerent figure, declaring war on Germany? Recently, these ideas have taken on a much broader resonance in the United States. They now feature, for example, on The Joe Rogan Experience – the world's most listened-to podcast hosted by Joe Rogan – or on Tucker Carlson's platforms. Carlson, formerly a journalist at the conservative Fox News channel, is a pillar of the MAGA ("Make America Great Again") movement and hosts another hugely popular show, The Tucker Carlson Show, broadcast online. In September 2024, Carlson welcomed an "amateur historian," Darryl Cooper, the creator of the Martyr Made podcast. The day before the episode aired, Carlson wrote on X that Cooper was "the best and most honest popular historian in the United States." He added: "His latest project is the most forbidden of all: trying to understand World War Two." Trying to understand it from the German point of view, he might have added, as that is the essence of Cooper's "forbidden" project – as though historians had never considered that perspective before. This is the credo of pseudo-history: to attack an all-powerful orthodoxy, to challenge "myths" about World War II supposedly acecepted thoughtlessly by everyone else.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tucker Carlson Asks Dave Ramsey Why Credit Cards Are a Problem If You Pay Them Off — Ramsey Says, 'That's the Great Lie... Most People Don't'
Most Americans think they're playing it smart with credit cards—earning points here, dodging interest there. But when Tucker Carlson asked financial guru Dave Ramsey a simple question—"What's wrong with having a credit card if you pay the balance every month?"—he didn't expect the answer to unravel a myth baked into American consumer habits. "Most people don't," Ramsey replied. "That's the great lie." He added, "Everybody talks about this theoretical discipline that they just freaking don't have." It wasn't just a hot take—it was backed by data. "78% roll the balance over month to month," Ramsey said. "Just like 97% of the people don't pay a 30-year mortgage like a 15." Don't Miss: Warren Buffett once said, "If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die." $100k+ in investable assets? – no cost, no obligation. Carlson, who invited Ramsey onto "The Tucker Carlson Show" last October, seemed genuinely surprised. But Ramsey wasn't finished. He pointed to the emotional grip credit cards have on Americans. "People have physical reactions when they cut up their credit cards. I mean they're—they're crying, they're shaking." Ramsey, who built a financial empire around the idea of living debt-free, doesn't own a single credit card. "I don't have credit cards. I haven't, you know, in 30-something years," he said. "I have debit cards on my business and debit cards on my personal account, and I use it like most people use a credit card." He argued debit cards do everything credit cards do—just without the risk. "If you're going to pay your credit card off every month and you're really going to do that, then a debit card will work... it's the exact same freaking thing." But for most people, it doesn't play out that way. "The average American right now is $37,000 in credit card debt," Ramsey said. "They charge 18 to 28%... so you run that out times 300 million and you've got some money coming into good old Chase." Trending: BlackRock is calling 2025 the year of alternative assets. When Carlson asked why credit card companies seem untouchable—never facing backlash the way banks, corporations, or politicians do—Ramsey pointed to marketing. "We're taught again with the most repetitive sophisticated marketing over the longest period of time in human history... we've been taught don't leave home without it." He called the messaging so effective it's become something of a religion. "It's an altar that we worship at," Ramsey said. "And it's not." He even took aim at people who claim to be making money with cards. "People with a master's degree in finance: 'I got 1% back on my Discover card.' So you're going to run 100 grand through your Discover card to get $1,000 back. On what planet does that build wealth?" Carlson laughed but stayed focused. "So you're just saying, your argument is they're just too dangerous." "It's not even that it's that dangerous. If you are paying it off every month, it's not going to bankrupt you," Ramsey said. But even then, he warned, the psychological impact of using plastic changes how people spend. "When you swipe plastic, you spend 12 to 18% more than if you lay down actual cash," he said, citing an MIT study. "Because cash, when you see Benjamin looking at you, activates the pain center of the brain."With cards—or worse, Apple Pay—there's no mental friction. "You just moved your phone around like you just returned an email or a text and now you're walking out of Home Depot with another tool." Even the way stores hand back your card tricks the brain. "When you hand someone a piece of plastic at the store, they hand you the groceries or the shirt back with the plastic," he said. "When you hand them money, they just hand you the shirt." Ramsey and his wife still pay for groceries in cash. "Sharon still carries an envelope with cash in it in her purse for—it says groceries on it," he said. Despite the cultural dependence on cards, Ramsey says it doesn't have to be that way. Debit cards work for car rentals and hotel bookings, and fraud protection exists for both. "You actually have to have money in your freaking account in order to spend it," he said. To him, the risks, the habits, and the industry profits all add up to one conclusion: "There's no point." Read Next: Over the last five years, the price of gold has increased by approximately 83% — Investors like Bill O'Reilly and Rudy Giuliani are using this platform to Image: Shutterstock UNLOCKED: 5 NEW TRADES EVERY WEEK. Click now to get top trade ideas daily, plus unlimited access to cutting-edge tools and strategies to gain an edge in the markets. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga? 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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tucker Carlson Asks Dave Ramsey Why Credit Cards Are a Problem If You Pay Them Off — Ramsey Says, 'That's the Great Lie... Most People Don't'
Most Americans think they're playing it smart with credit cards—earning points here, dodging interest there. But when Tucker Carlson asked financial guru Dave Ramsey a simple question—"What's wrong with having a credit card if you pay the balance every month?"—he didn't expect the answer to unravel a myth baked into American consumer habits. "Most people don't," Ramsey replied. "That's the great lie." He added, "Everybody talks about this theoretical discipline that they just freaking don't have." It wasn't just a hot take—it was backed by data. "78% roll the balance over month to month," Ramsey said. "Just like 97% of the people don't pay a 30-year mortgage like a 15." Don't Miss: Warren Buffett once said, "If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die." $100k+ in investable assets? – no cost, no obligation. Carlson, who invited Ramsey onto "The Tucker Carlson Show" last October, seemed genuinely surprised. But Ramsey wasn't finished. He pointed to the emotional grip credit cards have on Americans. "People have physical reactions when they cut up their credit cards. I mean they're—they're crying, they're shaking." Ramsey, who built a financial empire around the idea of living debt-free, doesn't own a single credit card. "I don't have credit cards. I haven't, you know, in 30-something years," he said. "I have debit cards on my business and debit cards on my personal account, and I use it like most people use a credit card." He argued debit cards do everything credit cards do—just without the risk. "If you're going to pay your credit card off every month and you're really going to do that, then a debit card will work... it's the exact same freaking thing." But for most people, it doesn't play out that way. "The average American right now is $37,000 in credit card debt," Ramsey said. "They charge 18 to 28%... so you run that out times 300 million and you've got some money coming into good old Chase." Trending: BlackRock is calling 2025 the year of alternative assets. When Carlson asked why credit card companies seem untouchable—never facing backlash the way banks, corporations, or politicians do—Ramsey pointed to marketing. "We're taught again with the most repetitive sophisticated marketing over the longest period of time in human history... we've been taught don't leave home without it." He called the messaging so effective it's become something of a religion. "It's an altar that we worship at," Ramsey said. "And it's not." He even took aim at people who claim to be making money with cards. "People with a master's degree in finance: 'I got 1% back on my Discover card.' So you're going to run 100 grand through your Discover card to get $1,000 back. On what planet does that build wealth?" Carlson laughed but stayed focused. "So you're just saying, your argument is they're just too dangerous." "It's not even that it's that dangerous. If you are paying it off every month, it's not going to bankrupt you," Ramsey said. But even then, he warned, the psychological impact of using plastic changes how people spend. "When you swipe plastic, you spend 12 to 18% more than if you lay down actual cash," he said, citing an MIT study. "Because cash, when you see Benjamin looking at you, activates the pain center of the brain."With cards—or worse, Apple Pay—there's no mental friction. "You just moved your phone around like you just returned an email or a text and now you're walking out of Home Depot with another tool." Even the way stores hand back your card tricks the brain. "When you hand someone a piece of plastic at the store, they hand you the groceries or the shirt back with the plastic," he said. "When you hand them money, they just hand you the shirt." Ramsey and his wife still pay for groceries in cash. "Sharon still carries an envelope with cash in it in her purse for—it says groceries on it," he said. Despite the cultural dependence on cards, Ramsey says it doesn't have to be that way. Debit cards work for car rentals and hotel bookings, and fraud protection exists for both. "You actually have to have money in your freaking account in order to spend it," he said. To him, the risks, the habits, and the industry profits all add up to one conclusion: "There's no point." Read Next: Over the last five years, the price of gold has increased by approximately 83% — Investors like Bill O'Reilly and Rudy Giuliani are using this platform to Image: Shutterstock UNLOCKED: 5 NEW TRADES EVERY WEEK. Click now to get top trade ideas daily, plus unlimited access to cutting-edge tools and strategies to gain an edge in the markets. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga? APPLE (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report TESLA (TSLA): Free Stock Analysis Report This article Tucker Carlson Asks Dave Ramsey Why Credit Cards Are a Problem If You Pay Them Off — Ramsey Says, 'That's the Great Lie… Most People Don't' originally appeared on © 2025 Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
The Hill
05-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Tucker Carlson interviews Iranian president amid MAGA rift over Iran-Israel conflict
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Saturday he would soon air an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian amid the country's conflict with the United States and Israel. 'We know we'll be criticized for doing this interview. Why did we do it anyway? Well, we did it because we were just at war with Iran 10 days ago, and maybe again,' Carlson said in a preview clip of his show, The Tucker Carlson Show. 'And so, our view, which has remained consistent over time, is that American citizens have the constitutional right and the God-given right to all the information they can gather about matters that affect them,' he added. The full discussion between Carlson and Pezeshkian is expected to air in a 'day or two' once his media company completes final edits. Carlson said he did not ask questions on which he could not receive an 'honest answer,' including whether or not the U.S. strikes impacted Iran's nuclear weapons progress. 'There's no chance he's going to answer that question honestly. I didn't bother to ask it. The answer, in fact, from an American perspective, even from the CIA's perspective, is unknowable. So we dispense with those,' he said. Instead, he asked Pezeshkian 'What is your goal? Do you seek war with the United States? Do you seek war with Israel?'' Carlson said. Carlson has railed against the Trump administration and GOP Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) for supporting U.S. airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities in recent weeks. He slammed the lawmakers and former colleagues at Fox News as 'warmongers' who casually encourage violence. However, President Trump has brushed off criticism from his former ally and encouraged Carlson to 'go get a television network' to broadcast his statements so that people listen. Israel first struck Iran on June 13 and has killed multiple military leaders and top engineers in an effort to thwart the nation's nuclear developments. Carlson said Saturday he's also requested to interview Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu three times in recent months to provide a more full perspective on the state of affairs in the Middle East. 'The purpose of the interview was to add to the corpus of knowledge from which Americans can derive their own opinion. Learn everything you can, and then you decide that's the promise of America,' Carlson said, referring to his interview with the Iranian president. 'And we hope that this interview does a small part to making that promise real this interview will be up as soon as we have done editing it as noted and that should be in a day or two.'
Int'l Business Times
02-07-2025
- Health
- Int'l Business Times
RFK Jr Declares 'Stop Trusting Experts' as He Pledges AI Revamp for HHS: 'You Can Do Drug Approvals Quickly With AI'
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing renewed scrutiny after declaring the public should "stop trusting experts" while unveiling his plans to integrate artificial intelligence across federal health agencies, including accelerating drug approvals at the FDA. Speaking on "The Tucker Carlson Show" on Monday, Kennedy said he is leading an "AI revolution" within the Department of Health and Human Services, enlisting tech talent from Silicon Valley to overhaul outdated systems like the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). His goal, he explained, is to automate and streamline processes like drug approvals without relying on animal testing, arguing that AI tools can achieve results "very, very quickly." "We are at the cutting edge of AI," Kennedy said. "We're implementing it in all of our departments. At FDA, we're accelerating drug approvals so that you don't need to use primates or even animal models. You can do the drug approvals very, very quickly with AI." Kennedy's remarks included sweeping criticisms of the scientific establishment, including the assertion that trusting public health experts is "not a feature of science," but instead akin to "totalitarianism." He claimed that Americans were wrongly discouraged from conducting their own COVID-19 research, adding, "We need to stop trusting the experts, right?" While Kennedy did not specify which AI systems would be used for drug approvals, he suggested the agency would move away from traditional clinical models in favor of simulated testing. During the interview, he repeated misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccine trials, suggested former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci should face legal consequences and called for a national "truth commission" to investigate the government's pandemic response. While Kennedy says the agency is actively recruiting engineers and data scientists for his AI initiative, he has yet to announce any formal rule changes or provide technical guidance for how AI would meet existing regulatory standards. Originally published on Latin Times
