What if we've become less willing to sacrifice our pawns to take the queen? 

This week, Jess and Joey talk about Ezra Klein, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Obama, game theory, defaulting to passion, and nuclear weapons. They don’t talk about David Lightman. 

references 

• The Ezra Klein Show: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines 
• Nash equilibrium 
• Mutual assured destruction 
• A Beautiful Mind 
• Pareto principle