Pardon Me

Episode #24

Bill and Phil discuss the flurry of news surrounding presidential pardons, explore the often uncomfortable relationship between Covid and sports, think through a recent critique of the infamous Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention by Thomas Friedman, and ponder the tactic of Taiwanese politicians who threw pig guts in parliament last week.

Some articles referenced in this week’s episode:

• “The Beautiful, Dumb Dream of McDonald’s Peace Theory” by Paul Musgrave in Foreign Policy

• “As thousands of athletes get coronavirus tests, nurses wonder: What about us?” in The Washington Post

• “What Rudy Giuliani is Really Up To” in The Atlantic