Ep. 2416 - Dear King Charles, STFU

What you'll learn

• 1 (00:17) **King Charles Lectures America** - Ben Shapiro introduces King Charles III's first state visit to the US, noting the irony of revolutionary soldiers welcoming a British monarch, and previews his main argument: Britain is a cautionary tale, not a model.
• 2 (04:30) **Democrats Cheer a King After Chanting "No Kings"** - Ben mocks the bipartisan standing ovation for King Charles in Congress, contrasting it with recent Democratic anti-monarchy rhetoric.
• 3 (05:00) **King Charles's History Lesson and Jokes** - Ben reviews the pleasant parts of King Charles's speech, including its praise for the US-UK bond and the historical roots of American rights in British documents like Magna Carta and the 1689 Declaration of Rights.
• 4 (08:28) **The Lecture on Christianity and Interfaith Relations** - Ben pivots to the problematic parts of the speech, beginning with King Charles's praise for Christianity that quickly shifts to a promotion of interfaith dialogue.
• 5 (13:09) **The Lecture on Climate Change and Energy** - Ben rejects King Charles's climate lecture, pointing out that the UK has destroyed its own economy with green energy policies while still getting 78% of its energy from hydrocarbons.
• 6 (14:28) **The Lecture on Foreign Policy and Pacifism** - Ben attacks King Charles's call for beating "swords into plowshares," arguing it comes from a country that has surrendered global leadership for welfare statism.
• 7 (22:58) **European Hypocrisy on Iran** - Ben shifts to criticize German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for questioning US strategy on Iran, calling it rich given Germany's destruction of its own energy supply and dependence on Russian oil.

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