Losers and Suckers

Episode #12

Bill and Phil reflect on on the fallout from Trump’s comments on the military, discuss the impact of COVID on international politics, and contemplate what we might see on the ground if the presidential election is decided by just a couple votes in the electoral college.

Some of the articles referenced in this week’s episode:

• Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’ from The Atlantic

• The Pandemic Was Supposed to Be Great for Strongmen. What Happened? by Ivan Krastev in the New York Times

• Pandemics, international relations and covid-19 by Dan Drezner in the Washington Post

• What’s the worst that could happen? by Rosa Brooks in the Washington Post

• The Terrifying Inadequacy of American Election Law by Larry Diamond and Edward Foley in The Atlantic