FUN HALF: https://youtube.com/live/wxRK3H4yg00?feature=share Sam and Emma welcome Ben Freeman, director of democratizing foreign policy at the @QuincyInst, for a conversion about his book co-authored with William Hartung, Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home. 12/8/25 https://quincyinst.org/collection/the-trillion-dollar-war-machine/ The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the US Senate or the House of Representatives. Watch/Listen to The Majority Report live Monday–Friday at 12pm EST on YouTube OR via daily podcast at http://www.Majority.fm Today's Sponsors: • JUST COFFEE: Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code MAJORITY for 10% off your purchase! • Go to https://cozyearth.com/MAJORITYREPORT for up to 40% off • Go to https://Zocdoc.com/MAJORITY and download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for FREE and book a top-rated doctor • Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MAJORITY at https://www.oneskin.co/majority • SUNSET LAKE: Use coupon code “Left Is Best” (all one word) for 20% off of your entire order at https://SunsetLakeCBD.com IM the show and listen live with the free Majority Report App: http://majority.fm/app Subscribe to MR's daily AM Quickie newsletter: https://am-quickie.ghost.io Become a Majority Report member: https://fans.fm/majority/join Find all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ More from the MR crew: Bryan Vokey: https://www.instagram.com/mrbryanvokey Matt Binder DOOMED https://www.youtube.com/MattBinder Brandon Sutton DISCOURSE https://www.youtube.com/@Th3Discourse Emma Vigeland ESVN https://www.youtube.com/ESVNShow Matt Lech LEFT RECKONING https://www.youtube.com/LeftReckoning Our alt YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive 0:00:00 Opening 0:07:02 Fox News' Bankruptcy Denial & Misleading Economic Metrics 0:25:34 Interview with Ben Freeman: The Trillion Dollar War Machine 0:31:07 The F-35 Program and the Self-Perpetuating Military Racket 0:38:39 Selling the War Machine: Media and Think Tank Influence 0:47:50 How to Begin Cutting Military Spending: Foreign Bases and Legacy Programs 0:55:59 The Israel-US Relationship as a Function of the War Machine 0:58:34 The Rise of Trans-Partisan Anti-Interventionism