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Bradley joins Helen, Stacey, and Mason to discuss the attacks in Sevastopol and Dagestan, the upcoming parliamentary elections in France, and Julian Assange. Picks of the week: Helen: "North Korea's Russian Turn Is More Bark than Bite," Rob York Bradley: "Byron Donalds, from Crown Heights to Congress," Bradley Devlin Mason: "You Have No Idea How Soviet We Really Are," Helen Andrews Stacey: "It Was Never Kennedy," Spencer Neale

Bradley talks to Helen, Spencer, and Stacey about the announced rules for next week's presidential debate, Biden's sweeping new amnesty, and Bob Good's primary race in Virginia, now headed to a recount. Picks of the week: Helen: "The Cipher: Mark Rutte, the Next NATO Secretary-General," Curt Mills Spencer: "Arizonans Must Move Beyond Booming Economy Fairytale," Gina Maloney Stacey: "New Play Plumbs the Personal and Political Civil War," Peter Wood Bradley: "CHIPS Is Broken. I'm Fixing It," Senator Tommy Tuberville

Executive director Curt Mills joins Bradley, Helen, and Sumantra to talk about the European parliamentary elections, Trump's appearance in Nevada, and Iran's presidential race. Picks of the week: Helen: "South Africa Teeters at the Brink," Helen Andrews Curt: "Will the First Amendment Save Assange?" Peter van Buren Sumantra: "The Bomb Is Still with Us," Jude Russo Bradley: "Nigel Farage Has Reanimated British Politics," Ben Sixsmith

Special guest Spencer Neale joins Bradley, Helen, and Mason to talk about what to do next now that Trump has been convicted, whether Mexico's new president is the right woman for the job, and Dr. Fauci's dismal House appearance. Picks of the week: Helen: "Keep Your Stupid Pandas," Nic Rowan Bradley: "Viva Libertad Silicon Valley," Spencer Neale Spencer: "De Niro's Courthouse Turn Shows He Has Always Been a Hack," Peter Tonguette Mason: "Time to Bet Big on Trump," Bradley Devlin

Bradley joins Helen, Jude, and Mason to talk about the Red Lobster bankruptcy, the potential for a color revolution in the country of Georgia, and whether there is really a "neopopulist" bipartisan consensus in Washington. Picks of the week: Helen: "The Winners and Losers of Trump's Libertarian Speech," W. James Antle III Jude: "Why Detroit's Population Rebound Matters," Mary Frances Myler Bradley: "Trump's Bronx Rally May Show the Future of the GOP," Ryan Girdusky Mason: "Against Summer Vacation," Peter Tonguette

Bradley joins Helen, Jude, and new panelist Mason to discuss the death of Iran's president, the ICC warrants against Israel and Hamas, and the closing days of Trump's Manhattan trial. Picks of the week: Helen: "A Black Economist Goes Right, Left, and Back Again," Helen Andrews Bradley: "Assange Wins Delay," James Bovard Mason: "Mall by Mall, America's Interior Is Wasting Away," Peter Tonguette Jude: "What If the Gaza Pier Is a Two-Way Street," James Pinkerton

Special guest Colton Moor joins Bradley, Helen, and Sumantra to talk about the primaries in West Virginia and Maryland, whether anyone can trust the poll numbers showing Trump favored to win in November, and the cabinet shakeup in Russia. Picks of the week: Sumantra: "Putin's New Defense Minister Could Be His Successor," Helen Andrews Helen: "Not Your Parents' Protests," Scott McConnell Colton: "Anti-Establishment Pressure Builds as EU Elections Loom," Michael O'Shea Bradley: "Richard Nixon's Prophet," Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski

Curt joins Bradley, Helen, and Jude to discuss the operation in Rafah, the indefinite postponement of Trump's documents trial, and Speaker Johnson's chances of making it to November. Picks of the week: Helen: "America's Public Transit Nightmare," Harry Scherer Bradley: "Another Trial in New York," Peter Tonguette Jude: "The Hur Memo and the Tragedy of Joe Biden," Philip Jeffery Curt: "Israel Looks Poised to Escalate," Bradley Devlin

Bradley, Helen, Sumantra, and Ryan Girdusky discuss the veepstakes, what an ICC prosecution would mean for Netanyahu, and Kosovo becoming the first Muslim-majority country to approve gay marriage. Picks of the week: Bradley: "Is the Navalny Intelligence Leak an Olive Branch to Putin," Helen Andrews Helen: "Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature," Nic Rowan Ryan: "Giorgia Meloni Is Better Than You Think," Ryan Girdusky Sumantra: "DEI Was Never about Profitability," Chris Brunet

Special guest Ryan Girdusky joins Bradley, Helen, and Jude to talk about the Ukraine package that just passed, Trump's trials, and the Supreme Court's oral arguments on homelessness. Picks of the week: Ryan: "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," Bradley Devlin Bradley: "The Long Road to the Steyn Verdict," Peter Wood Helen: "The Worst Case Scenario for International Adoption," Evie Solheim Jude: "The CIA's Man in Constantinople," Michael Warren Davis

Executive director Curt Mills joins Bradley, Helen, and Stacey to talk about metaphorical eruptions on Capitol Hill, literal eruptions in the Middle East, and what Trump's lawyers should look for in a jury. Picks of the week: Helen: "How to Tame the Deep State," Theo Wold Bradley: "Would Israel Go Nuclear Against Iran?" Douglas Macgregor Curt: "What Russia Sanctions Failure Says about the Future," Mark Episkopos Stacey: "The Symposiast: Remembering Christopher Hitchens," John Rodden

Special guest Ryan Girdusky joins Bradley, Helen, and Sumantra to talk about the looming House showdowns on Ukraine funding and government surveillance, as well as whether getting obscene books out of school libraries is a winning issue for Republicans (oddly, it's not).  Picks of the week: Sumantra: "How Putin's Relationship with Islam Works," Helen Andrews Helen: "New Atheism, 20 Years On," Sumantra Maitra Ryan: "The Biden Administration Just Admitted It Has Undercounted Ukraine Aid," Bradley Devlin Bradley: "Will Israel's War Expand?" Douglas Macgregor