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Michael explains how thinking about Syria without nuance has serious consequences.

Shoutout to New Zealand for banning offshore drilling.

Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) host of The Benjamin Dixon Show calls in to work us through the noise in left-media that surrounds Syria.

B.J. Sutton (@PrettyBadLefty) host The Discourse (@th3discourse) is in studio to provide some feedback on WaPo columnist Megan McArdle’s recent work.