The U.S. is depleting its missile stockpiles in the Iran conflict. Is Taiwan now at risk? Ben Domenech breaks down the strategic shift in the Indo-Pacific and the "Champagne Socialists" defending Cuba’s regime. In this edition of The Big Ben Show, Ben welcomes Michael Sobolik (Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute) to discuss how the Iran war is affecting China’s global strategy and the critical depletion of U.S. Tomahawk and JASSM missiles. Next, legendary baseball historian and statistician Bill James joins the show to analyze the new MLB ABS challenge system, sports media, and the future of America’s pastime. 🎙️ Listen and SUBSCRIBE for more candid conversations on speech, culture, media power and politics. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fRPRZRNC9O7S8u40CSk2D Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-ben-show/id1556479134 Follow The Big Ben Show on all social platforms: X: https://x.com/BigBenShowFox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigbenshowfox/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigBenShowFox 00:00 - The "Leftist Brigade" to Cuba: Hasan Piker & Code Pink 06:04 - The Failure of Communism: A 90% Poverty Rate 07:54 - China’s $400B Lifeline to Iran and Middle East Proxies 11:46 - The Strait of Hormuz vs. China’s Move on Taiwan 14:28 - US Missile Shortages: Can We Defend the Indo-Pacific? 23:11 - Why Taiwan is the "Berlin Wall" of the 21st Century 34:04 - Bill James on the 2026 MLB Season & New Rules 45:43 - The Future of Baseball: Bobby Witt Jr. & All-Time Greats 51:54 - The Death of Local Sports Media & The "Woke Shield" 1:00:25 - MLB Ticket Prices & Hollywood’s "Original Movie" Win