Speed Round!

Episode #159

Bill and Phil tackle 6 topics in an hour, including an installment of “Phil’s Campaign Corner,” news of a major global climate agreement, the strategy & morality of Israel’s campaign in Gaza, a coming Biden impeachment, Congressional Republicans losing interest in the Ukraine war, and Jack Smith heading to the Supreme Court in the Trump case.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “Israel’s Failed Bombing Campaign in Gaza” by Robert Pape in Foreign Affairs

• “In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels” by Brad Plumer and Max Bearak in The New York Times

• “Why the GOP Doesn’t Really Want a Deal on Ukraine and the Border” by David Frum in The Atlantic

• “House Set to Approve Biden Impeachment Inquiry as It Hunts for an Offense” by Luke Broadwater in The New York Times

• “Why Jack Smith Is Taking Trump’s Immunity Claim Straight to the Supreme Court” by Alan Feuer in The New York Times

---

Subscribe to The Politics Lab on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.