Arsenal for Democracy

Bill sits down with Dr. Julio Carrion to talk about Hugo Chavez's death, then Bill explains the consequences of a seemingly distant banking crisis in Cyprus, and he looks at the aftermath of the Kenyan presidential elections. Guest commentator Sasha joins Bill to talk about North Dakota's attempted ban on abortions, and Bill looks at the failed minimum wage hike and the growing impact of the budget sequester.

After a week off, Dr. Strangelove and morality in the skies of war, followed by guest commentary from Sasha. Then I discuss Medicaid and the Minimum Wage. All this and more!

Guest commentator Sasha joins Bill to talk about budget sequestration and the latest state-level assaults on the right to choose. Then Bill goes over the latest news on Syria, Mali, Turkey, and Ecuador.

Guest commentator Rachel joins Bill to talk about women's rights in America in 2013, gas taxes, immigration reform, and environmental policy.

Bill and Sasha discuss Pope Benedict's resignation, President Obama's new push for denuclearization, young America's attitudes toward government, and American policy in Syria.

Bill and Sasha discuss recent unusual developments in Congressional races and then examine the push for immigration reform. Then Bill looks at the NY Times report on the new classified cyber warfare policy review from the Obama Administration, before updating us on the situation in Mali (and neighboring Niger).

Bill updates us on the Senate rules reform, discusses a strange Federal Appeals Court decision, talks to guest commentator Sasha about women in combat, covers a proposal to change the Electoral College to help Republicans, looks at protests in Egypt, discusses the tragic loss of the Timbuktu libraries this week, and previews the coming immigration reform battle in Congress.

Bill discusses President Obama's second inauguration with guest Neal Carter. Former co-host Kelley checks in to talk about her upcoming service with the Peace Corps. Bill looks at the Republican defeat on the debt ceiling and what it signals for the next two years, and then explains more about the crisis in Mali. Finally, Bill offers some thoughts on the future broadly.

After a lengthy hiatus, Bill returns to the air with an in-depth interview on filibuster reform with David Waldman, a commentary on the issues facing the new Congress, an explanation of the French military campaign in Mali, and a note on the US timetable in Afghanistan. Sasha also chimes in for a discussion of the status of women in American politics at the start of 2013.

Bill and Anna start off with a speculative discussion about the relationship between social and economic libertarianism from the 1960s onward (based off Kurt Andersen's dubious NY Times column), which transitions into a discussion of the money woes of cash-strapped cities selling ads on public services, and then into a report on the tax hikes on the rich that the French Socialist government has just proposed. After the break, they discuss Rep. Joe Walsh's latest outrageous offense, as well as a story about the border patrol arresting a former governor of Arizona. They close out with a mocking look at the impending fiscal meltdown of the Creationism Museum as the Noah's Ark project hits the rocks.