How Drug Boats Could Be Used to Rationalize an Unjust War with Venezuela

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How Drug Boats Could Be Used to Rationalize an Unjust War with Venezuela

December 11, 2025

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Podcast audio:

In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Elan Journo discuss the recent American attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and scrutinize pretexts for war with Venezuela.

Topics include:

“War crimes” and international law;
The fake “terrorist” threat;
The “war on drugs”;
The Venezuelan military “threat”;
Authoritarian presidential power.

Resources:

Ayn Rand, “The Roots of War”

This episode was recorded on December 9, 2025, and posted on December 11, 2025. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here.

Image Credits: Venezuela flag: Kryssia Campos / Moment / via Getty Images; Trump: Chip Somodevilla / via Getty Images

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