Syria

Episode #202

This week, Bill and Phil discuss the implications of Bashar al-Assad’s fall in Syria and the troublesome logic of the Supreme Court’s arguments on trans rights, and then play “What’s More Stupid: Trump Social Media edition”.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “The Syrian Regime Collapsed Gradually—And Then Suddenly” by Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic

• “In Post-Assad Middle East, Iran’s Loss Is Turkey’s Gain” by Vali Nasr in Foreign Policy

• “The Supreme Court Just Showed Us What Contempt for Expertise Looks Like” by M. Gessen in The New York Times

• “The horrifying implications of today’s Supreme Court argument on trans rights” by Ian Millhiser for Vox

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