In Which We Discuss:

1. Mean Pete Buttigeig is that guy you were always avoiding in your Intro to Political Science seminar.

2. Hillary Clinton accidentally sides with Russian by reminding us that Tulsi Gabbard is running for president.

3. Mick Mulvaney shows a Giuliani-like penchant for incriminating himself. Is Giuliani-ness contagious?

4. U.S. Brokered cease-fire in Syria benefits nobody but the dictators, those being Erdogan and Trump.

5. Brexit: the scariest thing coming this Halloween.

6. World leaders spared from a tacky vacation filled with overcooked beef and gold trim by emoluments clause.

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