On September 12, 2001, the day after the fall of the Twin Towers, WABC-AM in New York City recruited John Batchelor to go on the air until Osama bin Laden was either killed or captured. John has been on ever since, offering insightful commentary on such issues as the war on terrorism, the presidency, the national and global economies, and defending our civilization. On March 12, 2003, one week before the attack on Iraq, ABC Radio Networks invited John to bring his expertise to syndication. Since then John has reached out nationwide, focusing his concerns on a world at war.
The John Batchelor Show is an essential tool for understanding the new order in the 21st Century. The world is now facing a dangerous and fanatical enemy determined to destroy Western civilization on both political and military fronts. In this, the first great ideological battle of the new millennium, it is imperative to know the major players and the theaters in which they operate.
The John Batchelor Show features a multitude of distinctive elements. John's themes cover every detail - from military battles, presidential campaigns, planetary exploration, and Hollywood politicos to his own international travel. John has broadcast from many corners of the world and in his program he calls out to all points, including New York, Jerusalem, Des Moines, Kazakhstan, Orlando, Manchester, Morocco, Boston, Taipei, Washington, and Baghdad.
John is a veteran novelist, author of seven political romances as well as a short history of the Republican Party. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, in 1948, John attended Lower Merion High School and Princeton University. In 1976 he was graduated from Union Theological Seminary. John is married and has two children.
S8 Ep161: European Space Agency Increases Budget and Shifts Toward Commercial Model — Bob Zimmerman — The European Space Agency approved record budget allocations, increasing funding by approximately one-third to facilitate systematic transition toward commercial s
S8 Ep161: Space Sector Crisis: Roscosmos Launch Pad Destruction and Starlink Exploitation — Bob Zimmerman — Zimmerman details a catastrophic setback for Roscosmos whereby destruction of their primary Soyuz launch pad halts crewed missions to the International Space
Space Sector Crisis: Roscosmos Launch Pad Destruction and Starlink Exploitation — Bob Zimmerman — Zimmerman details a catastrophic setback for Roscosmos whereby destruction of their primary Soyuz launch pad halts crewed missions to the International Space Station, potentially stranding the current crew for extended periods. Zimmerman documents Russian military exploitation of black-market Starlink terminals attached to reconnaissance and attack drones throughout the Ukraine conflict, while SpaceX booster reusability records approach Space Shuttlehistorical benchmarks, and Chinese officials confirm space debris damaged their space station docking module window. 1953
S8 Ep161: UK Labor Government Faces Backlash Over Broken Promises — Simon Constable — The UK Labour Party, despite commanding a substantial parliamentary supermajority, faces uniform public rejection of its fall budget that systematically violates campaign pledges
UK Labor Government Faces Backlash Over Broken Promises — Simon Constable — The UK Labour Party, despite commanding a substantial parliamentary supermajority, faces uniform public rejection of its fall budget that systematically violates campaign pledges regarding middle-class taxation. Constable documents that Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces accusations of exaggerating past achievements on her curriculum vitae, specifically claiming a "Britishgirls under 14" chess championship subsequently challenged and disputed. Constable notes OECD warnings that the new budget framework will negate economic growth, signaling severe economic deterioration for Britain.
1940 LONDON BLITZ
1940 LONDON BLITZ
S8 Ep161: Economic Signals from Europe: Falling Energy, Rising Copper, Data Center Demand — Simon Constable — Constable reports from southern France that global economic indicators remain mixed: European energy prices have declined due to weak industrial demand sig
Economic Signals from Europe: Falling Energy, Rising Copper, Data Center Demand — Simon Constable — Constable reports from southern France that global economic indicators remain mixed: European energy prices have declined due to weak industrial demand signaling economic sluggishness, while copper prices surge driven by "green transition" infrastructure development and energy-intensive AI data center construction. Constable documents that copper demand is projected to increase sixfold by 2050, creating critical supply gaps and incentivizing dangerous copper wire theft from derelict properties, while China controls limited domestic production but maintains substantial contract claims on South American reserves rendering supply chains geopolitically vulnerable.
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1954
S8 Ep161: Supply-Side Progressivism and the High Cost of Green Energy Regulation — Steven Hayward — Haywardexamines the emerging "supply-side progressivism" movement championed by Ezra Klein, which belatedly acknowledges that excessive regulatory frameworks systema
- Supply-Side Progressivism and the High Cost of Green Energy Regulation — Steven Hayward — Haywardexamines the emerging "supply-side progressivism" movement championed by Ezra Klein, which belatedly acknowledges that excessive regulatory frameworks systematically damage economic competitiveness and living standards. Hayward criticizes these progressive intellectuals for acting as though they discovered this reality, ignoring forty years of conservative scholarship documenting regulatory deadweight losses. Hayward highlights California'ssoaring gasoline prices—approaching $7 per gallon in certain jurisdictions—resulting from regulatory destruction of refinery capacity while mandating electric vehicle transition by 2035, creating structural energy price inflation.
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S8 Ep161: Bill Gates and the Decline of Apocalyptic Environmentalism — Steven Hayward — Hayward analyzes Bill Gates'srecent statement that climate apocalypse is not imminent, characterizing this admission as a potential "death knell" for alarmist environmentalism.
- Bill Gates and the Decline of Apocalyptic Environmentalism — Steven Hayward — Hayward analyzes Bill Gates'srecent statement that climate apocalypse is not imminent, characterizing this admission as a potential "death knell" for alarmist environmentalism. Hayward traces the intellectual shift from 1960s Kennedy-era liberal optimism emphasizing growth and technological progress to 1970s Malthusian pessimism predicting resource exhaustion, arguing that modern environmental activism is systematically failing because its catastrophic predictions regarding resource depletion have proven factually incorrect.
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S8 Ep161: Federal Judge Dismisses FTC Antitrust Complaint Against Meta — Jessica Melugin — Judge Boasberg dismissed the FTC's monopoly complaint on the foundational grounds that the agency failed to properly define the relevant market, artificially inflating Meta's
Federal Judge Dismisses FTC Antitrust Complaint Against Meta — Jessica Melugin — Judge Boasberg dismissed the FTC's monopoly complaint on the foundational grounds that the agency failed to properly define the relevant market, artificially inflating Meta's competitive share by excluding dominant competitors including TikTok and YouTube. Melugin documents that proper market definition analysis places Meta's competitive share at approximately 30–50%, insufficient to constitute monopoly status under established antitrust doctrine, with the decision correctly emphasizing forward-looking statutory authority rather than retroactive punishment of 2020 historical behavior.
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S8 Ep161: The Flawed Logic of the FTC's Crusade Against Meta — Jessica Melugin — Melugin analyzes the failed FTCcomplaint against Meta, arguing the agency fundamentally abandoned the "consumer welfare standard" governing antitrust doctrine to prioritize competitor
The Flawed Logic of the FTC's Crusade Against Meta — Jessica Melugin — Melugin analyzes the failed FTCcomplaint against Meta, arguing the agency fundamentally abandoned the "consumer welfare standard" governing antitrust doctrine to prioritize competitor protection over demonstrable consumer harm. Melugin emphasizes that the FTC's characterization of Meta's acquisitions as anti-competitive ignores the critical reality that Meta services are provided at zero cost to users, who have demonstrably benefited from continuous service improvements and technological innovation arising from Meta's competitive acquisitions.
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1954
S8 Ep161: The Nuclear Threat: China's Arsenal Expansion and No First Use Abandonment — Peter Huessy — Huessy argues that China has effectively abandoned its official "No First Use" nuclear policy, evidenced through explicit nuclear threats against Japan regarding T
- The Nuclear Threat: China's Arsenal Expansion and No First Use Abandonment — Peter Huessy — Huessy argues that China has effectively abandoned its official "No First Use" nuclear policy, evidenced through explicit nuclear threats against Japan regarding Taiwan intervention scenarios. Huessy documents massive American intelligence failures regarding Chinese nuclear arsenal size, with projections indicating Beijing will possess thousands of warheads by the 2030s rather than maintaining historically minimal deterrent levels. Huessy proposes that potential South Korean or Japanese nuclear weapons development could leverage coercive pressure compelling Chinese engagement in serious arms control negotiations.
1959. US PAID $100.00 FOR A MIG-15 TO DEFECT
S8 Ep161: US Space Force Budget Cuts and the "Golden Dome" Missile Defense — Rick Fisher — Fisher analyzes fluctuating U.S. Space Force budget allocations, highlighting Congressional appropriations for the classified "Golden Dome" missile defense system designed to
US Space Force Budget Cuts and the "Golden Dome" Missile Defense — Rick Fisher — Fisher analyzes fluctuating U.S. Space Force budget allocations, highlighting Congressional appropriations for the classified "Golden Dome" missile defense system designed to intercept intercontinental ballistic warheads aimed at the U.S. and allied territories. Fisher criticizes persisting policy prohibitions against American space-based weapons development, arguing these restrictions increasingly represent obsolete Cold War-era constraints preventing necessary technological advancement as China advances anti-satellite capabilities originally developed during the 1990s.