Trumpet Hour: Iranian Naval Exercises, Russia and China Alliance, the Philosophy of Evolution, and More

• Iran is hosting large-scale naval exercises in the strategically important waters around important Middle Eastern sea chokepoints. This has a lot of other nations concerned about Iran’s power.

• Some analysts are encouraging the Trump administration to deal with challenges in its relations with Russia and China by following the Henry Kissinger model of triangular diplomacy. But they’re overlooking some important differences in the situation today.

• You could make a strong case that Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution was far more influential philosophically than it was scientifically. We’ll talk about the philosophical ramifications of evolution.

• And I’ll tell you why you need to literally stick together with your mate.