Episode #17
Trial by Accusation
Jun 4, 202612 minS1
<p>Margaret Chase Smith, “Declaration of Conscience,” delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate, June 1, 1950. Full text and audio: American Rhetoric...
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The Cerf Report
Hosted by David Cerf · business · EN · 33 episodes
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The Cerf Report delivers clear, critical analysis of issues that often lack depth or rigor. Each episode examines the forces shaping economic power, public policy, technology, and institutional change — separating signal from noise. Audio editions are adapted from written research published on Substack, preserving the original analysis in a format designed for listening. thecerfreport.substack.com
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The Cerf Report delivers clear, critical analysis of issues that often lack depth or rigor. Each episode examines the forces shaping economic power, public policy, technology, and institutional change, separating signal from noise. Audio editions are adapted from written research published on Substack, preserving the original analysis in a format designed for listening.
Who hosts The Cerf Report?
The Cerf Report is hosted by David Cerf. The show has published 33 episodes to date.
What has The Cerf Report covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Trial by Accusation" (4 June 2026, 12 minutes), "The 1.776 Billion Dollar Question" (19 May 2026, 12 minutes), and "Jimmy Lai and the Limits of Flattery" (17 May 2026, 8 minutes).
How often does The Cerf Report publish?
The Cerf Report publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 13 minutes across 33 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Cerf Report?
Booking probability for The Cerf Report is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Cerf Report requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Cerf Report's contact route on record: public web form.
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David Cerf hosts The Cerf Report, a business show with 33 episodes published.
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Episode #16
The 1.776 Billion Dollar Question
May 19, 202612 minS1<p>Sources and Further Reading</p><p>The Anti-Weaponization Fund settlement (announced May 18, 2026)</p><p>DOJ press release on the $1.776 billion fund and Trump's IRS lawsuit dismissal — primary source for the...
Episode #15
Jimmy Lai and the Limits of Flattery
May 17, 20268 minS1<p>Show Notes</p><p>Topic: Hong Kong's One Country, Two Systems framework; the detention of Jimmy Lai; Trump-Xi diplomacy and the limits of leader-to-leader relationship building.</p><p>Key figures...
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Where Is Our Daniel Ellsberg?
May 12, 202616 minS0<p>For more articles, visit TheCerfReport.comHistorical sources:</p><p>Truman's commitment of U.S. forces to Korea, June 25-30, 1950: Council on Foreign Relations, "TWE Remembers: Truman's Decision to Intervene in...
Episode #13
The Word “86” Isn’t the Threat — The Reaction Is
Apr 30, 20266 minS1<p>86 isn’t a threat. It’s slang. So why is it suddenly being treated like a crime?In this episode of The Cerf Report, we examine the history of the word “86,” the legal standard for true threats, and how ambiguous...
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Episode #12
The Cost of Great Causes
Apr 14, 202610 minS1<p>Great causes have always demanded leaders willing to carry visible weight.</p><p>Today, that gravity gives way to spectacle. Lavish gatherings. Public celebrations. Fundraisers continuing even as tensions rise. Not...
Episode #11
The Peak Before the Fall: When “Greatness” Becomes a Warning Sign
Apr 11, 20268 minS1<p>When leaders begin to proclaim their own greatness—is that the rise of strength, or the signal that the fall has already begun?</p><p>History has an answer. We should pay attention.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to...
Episode #10
The FBI’s New “Pre-Crime” Center: Proactive Protection or Ideological Policing?
Apr 7, 20265 minS1<p>When does counterterrorism become thought policing? The FBI's new NSPM-7 Joint Mission Center — funded in Trump's FY2027 budget — is a 10-agency hub built to "proactively" identify domestic terrorists based on...
Episode #9
The Oldest Play in the Book
Mar 29, 202621 minS1<p>Every war the United States has fought in the Middle East traces back to the same calculation: who controls the oil. From Kissinger's 1974 petrodollar deal with Saudi Arabia to the capture of Maduro in Venezuela to...
Episode #8
The End of Nuclear Assurances
Mar 14, 202621 minS1<p>The Iran war isn’t just another conflict—it’s the death knell for nuclear assurances. Ukraine gave up its arsenal for broken promises (Budapest Memorandum). Iran complied with the JCPOA until the U.S. tore it up...
Episode #7
US War With Iran: Who Pays the Bill? | One Man’s War
Mar 4, 202620 minS1<p>The United States is at war with Iran — and history shows the cost of war is never what presidents promise.</p><p>From Lincoln’s Civil War tax to the trillions borrowed for Iraq and Afghanistan, this episode examines...
Episode #6
US-Iran Escalation – Preemptive Strike or Coordinated Regime-Change Play?
Mar 3, 20266 minS1<p>The administration calls the strikes on Iranian leadership defensive necessity. But months of joint planning, expanded operational scope, and the absence of public evidence of an imminent Iranian attack suggest...
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Bombs Over Blockades: Why Iran Got War Instead of Maximum Pressure
Feb 28, 202619 minS0<p>On the day the U.S. and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, the same old justification: ‘no alternatives left.’ But were the economic tools ever truly exhausted? From Cuba’s full energy blockade to Iran’s...
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The First-Year Scorecard: Tariffs Under the Microscope
Feb 21, 202621 minS0<p>The tariffs were supposed to make America stronger — instead, the bill may be landing closer to home than anyone expected.</p><p>The Cerf Report delivers a sharp retrospective on the first year of the Trump...
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SCOTUS Just Killed $200 Billion in Tariffs—But Gave Trump the Playbook to Bring Them Back
Feb 20, 202610 minS0<p>SCOTUS just nuked $200 billion in Trump tariffs—then Justice Kavanaugh handed him the playbook to bring them back. Constitutional win? Maybe. Practical victory? Not even close. The Court told Congress to stop hiding...
Episode #1
Trademarking the Presidency for Private Profit
Feb 19, 202613 minS1<p>This article from The Cerf Report examines the unprecedented decision by the Trump Organization to seek commercial trademarks for a sitting president’s name regarding airport branding and associated merchandise...
Episode #1
The Synthetic Neighbor
Sep 4, 20259 minS1<p>AI just wrote a novel, solved a protein folding problem that stumped scientists for decades, and convinced a researcher it was sentient.</p><p>So here's the question keeping philosophers and programmers up at night...
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