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On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil grapple with how the world would be different if China were in charge and whether that be a good or bad thing AND given the possibility of a Trump victory in November, should Sonia Sotomayor retire now.

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil grapple with the questions of why Iran launched roughly 300 missiles at Israel and whether Trump’s trial(s) will matter come November.

Bill and Phil reflect on the 30-year anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, ponder the complicated relationship between Corporate America and Donald Trump, and close with a look at developments in the world of international law, including Ecuador storming the Mexican embassy, Nicaragua accusing Germany of Genocide in Gaza, and Switzerland being found guilty of violating its citizens’ right to a healthy climate.

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil ponder Donald Trump selling Bibles, discuss the backlash against the liberal international order, and consider whether the US should utilize illiberal actions to defend that liberal order.

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil tackle the politics of the political extreme. We begin with a look at the struggle between piety and profanity within the modern Republican Party, then explore Donald Trump’s full embrace of January 6th, transition to Donald Trump’s provocative language from last week, take a look at the Democratic Party and the protest votes against Joe Biden, and close with a game of What’s More Stupid, Aaron Rodgers edition.

Bill and Phil reflect on Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech, discuss startling new evidence that Russia was seriously contemplating using a tactical nuclear weapon in the early stages of the Ukraine war, assess the implications of Lara Trump being announced as co-chair of the Republican National Committee, and close with a debate over where Katie Britt’s disastrous State of the Union response speech fits in the long list of bad response speeches.