# Dave Smith

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Real Alpha has cut 4 moments of Dave Smith (Comedian & political commentator) talking, from an interview on TRIGGERnometry published Oct 24, 2026.

- Role: Comedian & political commentator
- About: Hosts Part of the Problem, a libertarian podcast, and co-hosts the comedy podcast Legion of Skanks.
- On X: https://x.com/ComicDaveSmith

## What Dave Smith said

- [Why Dave Smith sees the Iran war as a costly choice](https://realalpha.app/s/why-dave-smith-sees-the-iran-war-as-a-costly-choice/)
  TRIGGERnometry · Oct 24, 2026 · 9 min
  > “the bottom line here is that donald trump launched a war of choice everybody kind of knows this was a war of choice” — Dave Smith · [19:51](https://realalpha.app/v/3ePqJyqdOE0/?t=1191)
- [Why Dave Smith links housing costs to currency debasement](https://realalpha.app/s/why-dave-smith-links-housing-costs-to-currency-debasement/)
  TRIGGERnometry · Oct 24, 2026 · 8 min
  > “the median age of the first time house buyer is 40” — Dave Smith · [1:28:47](https://realalpha.app/v/3ePqJyqdOE0/?t=5327)
- [Why Dave Smith holds Trump responsible alongside war advocates](https://realalpha.app/s/why-dave-smith-holds-trump-responsible-alongside-war/)
  TRIGGERnometry · Oct 24, 2026 · 7 min
  Smith says Trump remains fully responsible for ordering the war, while advocates who promoted it share responsibility for their role. He argues outside influence does not excuse the decision-maker.
- [How Dave Smith says Trump took control of the Republican Party](https://realalpha.app/s/how-dave-smith-says-trump-took-control-of-the-republican/)
  TRIGGERnometry · Oct 24, 2026 · 3 min
  > “this is the first time i ever looked at donald trump and i thought i think he's a political genius” — Dave Smith · [1:09:45](https://realalpha.app/v/3ePqJyqdOE0/?t=4185)

## Also from this interview

- [Why Francis Foster says Iran’s geography makes the war unworkable](https://realalpha.app/s/why-francis-foster-says-irans-geography-makes-the-war/)
  TRIGGERnometry · Oct 24, 2026 · 3 min
  > “I've just spoken to someone who's ex-SAS for about 10 years and he's just broken it down in five minutes.” — Francis Foster · [15:29](https://realalpha.app/v/3ePqJyqdOE0/?t=929)

## The episode

- [Dave Smith vs. TRIGGERnometry 2](https://realalpha.app/v/3ePqJyqdOE0/) · TRIGGERnometry · Oct 24, 2026