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Mike and Ami discuss the responses to the ongoing revolution in Iran from both the Left and the Right, and get into how disingenuous pro-Israel arguments can you get in trouble down the road.🙏🏼 Support on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/amishouse/posts#iran #srael

Venezuela didn’t collapse overnight — it voted its way there.
In this episode of Ami’s House, we’re joined by Daniel DiMartino, a Venezuelan-born economist and fellow at the Manhattan Institute, to explain how one of the richest countries in the world unraveled into authoritarianism, poverty, and mass exile.
Daniel walks us through what it was actually like to grow up in Venezuela as power slowly centralized, institutions weakened, and socialist policies hollowed out a once-prosperous society — all through democratic means.
We discuss:
How Venezuela went from top-10 in economic freedom to near the bottom

Why oil wealth failed to prevent collapse

The difference between Venezuela and Iraq-style regime change

What American debates about socialism and executive power often ignore

Why Venezuelans overwhelmingly reject the Maduro regime

This is a sober, firsthand conversation about incentives, power, and the slow erosion of democratic guardrails — and why Venezuela matters far beyond South America.
Follow Ami’s House for long-form conversations that prioritize depth over noise.

2025 broke a lot of illusions. A sober look back at a disorienting year — and what comes next.

In this episode of Ami’s House, Ami and Michael reflect on 2025 and look ahead to 2026, unpacking the collapse of trust in media, the fracturing of political coalitions, and the growing realization that many voices people relied on were never built to carry that weight.
They talk candidly about disillusionment with podcast culture, the right’s internal split over Israel, the speed of AI-driven change, and why the next phase isn’t about louder narratives — but discernment, integrity, and community.
This is a grounded, end-of-year conversation for listeners who’ve been paying attention and trying to make sense of how quickly everything shifted.

Ami continues his firsthand AmericaFest 2025 recap with a deep dive into the tensions behind the scenes at Turning Point USA.
This episode unpacks:
Ben Shapiro’s speech — and why it changed the room

The growing divide between ideas and fandom

How free speech absolutism gets stress-tested after victory

Why naming the problem reduced tension instead of inflaming it

A clear-eyed look at leadership, responsibility, and what conservative politics risks becoming if it loses its bearings.
This is Part 2 of the AmericaFest series.

Part-1: The Groypers. Ami breaks down what really happened behind the scenes at AmericaFest.
After years of watching Turning Point from the outside, Ami attended Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2025 as a VIP guest — backstage with speakers, organizers, and media figures, and on the convention floor where online politics become real life.
In this first part of a two-episode series, Ami and Mike reflect on what surprised him most:
What AmericaFest actually feels like from the inside

How conservative politics, religion, and internet culture are merging

Why antisemitism is no longer fringe — and how it spreads offline

What changes when extremists stop being anonymous

Why conversation may work where institutions don’t

This isn’t a viral takedown or a highlight reel. It’s a thoughtful, firsthand account of a movement in flux — and how being there reshaped Ami's thinking.
Part 2 will explore the internal fault lines between figures like Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, and Tucker Carlson, and what those tensions mean going forward.
Follow Ami’s House so you don’t miss Part 2 — and share this episode with someone trying to understand what’s actually happening on the American right.