Matt's hair transitions from “'80s hair metal” to “'90s skate punk” ... Matt: The right’s “groomer” slur is over the line ... Is there a QAnon element behind Florida's controversial education law? ... Bill: Culture war conflicts in public schools are inevitable ... Have Supreme Court confirmation hearings permanently devolved into tit-for-tat recrimination? ... What’s worse: summarily blocking judicial appointments or smearing judicial nominees? ... The fault lines revealed by a 6-3 Supreme Court ...

Lindsay Graham's puzzling Supreme Court confirmation hearing strategy ... Josh Hawley's paper-thin case against Judge Jackson ... Are contentious Supreme Court confirmations the new normal? ... The delicate optics of contesting judicial appointments ... How many Republicans will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson? ...

Matt’s luscious locks celebrate their second anniversary ... Will the Daylight Savings issue finally tear Matt and Bill apart? ... Scared Straight: Childcare Edition ... How wars have provoked domestic political realignments in the US ... Matt: Biden is following the Reagan Doctrine in Ukraine ... How far should the US go if Putin escalates the conflict? ... American isolationists are on their heels, but will that last? ... Does Romney deserve credit for his comments about Putin during the 2012 campaign? ... Bill: We can’t lay Putin’s empowerment solely at Obama’s feet ...

Which reports on Ukraine can we believe? ... How Biden is winning the communications war against Putin ... The difficulties of explaining the reasons and limitations of support for Ukraine ... If the war in Ukraine affects life in America, will the US continue to support it? ... Will people influenced by anti-Soviet Cold War entertainment ever trust Russia? ... Matt: Putin perceives the US as a weak, divided nation ... Would we be willing to defend Poland if Putin invades them next? ...

Bill's struggles with the new puppy ... Assessing Mike Pence's primary prospects ... Mitch McConnell's shift away from obstructionist tactics ... The bipartisan road-not-taken for congressional Democrats ... Matt: The Ottawa trucker protests may spread to the US ... What are the long-term effects on children of masks and lockdowns? ...

A teenage Bill overestimates his basketball skills and pays the price ... Can’t the writers just let Ted Lasso be a nice guy? ... Remembering Howard Hesseman ... How serious a transgression was Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust comment? ... Should Ilya Shapiro have been suspended from Georgetown Law? ... Managing identity politics on the Supreme Court ... Diversifying the Supreme Court ... Debating the problem of free speech and at-will employment ... Are progressives trying to censor Joe Rogan or control Covid misinformation? ...

Bill and Matt disagree about Don’t Look Up [Spoilers] ... Does Don’t Look Up reflect our political reality? ... Can entertainment move the political needle? ... Bill: Democrats could employ the talking filibuster right now ... What’s the voting rights exit strategy for Dems? ... Does tepid media coverage of Trump’s Arizona rally suggest his hold on Republicans is fading? ...

Matt, a simple country boy, sojourns to the big city ... Will Republicans "fall in line" for Ted Cruz in 2024? ... Ron DeSantis's shaky 2024 positioning ... Do Christie, Rubio, or Pence have a shot? ... Bill: There was no reason to assume Manchin was ever going to vote for BBB ... Why haven't recent presidents pursued more politically advantageous bipartisan strategies? ... Matt recites his poem "'Twas the Night before Trump's Mess" ...

Are ponytails conservative or is Matt a crypto-progressive? ... Matt: Trump’s ability to influence elections seems to be waning ... Does Liz Cheney offer a path to a Trump-less Republican Party ... Will the Mark Meadows texts change Republicans’ minds about Trump? ... Bill: Manchin needs to say what he wants from BBB ...

The DMZ Christmas playlist ... What (Matt’s) kids these days don’t get about early Simpsons episodes ... Matt decodes a (possible, very weird) veiled threat from Nancy Mace to MTG ... The looming Trump Factor in the Georgia governor’s race ... Bill: Trump is making big bets on risky candidates ... What is Joe Manchin thinking? ... Matt’s Christmas tree emasculation ...