Emile, Helen, and Declan are joined by staff reporter Bradley Devlin to unpack Joe Biden's disastrous trip to Saudi Arabia amidst soaring gas prices. Plus, Democrats look to distract from sagging poll numbers by codifying gay marriage into law—and 47 GOP congressmen go along with it. And in Indiana, the "good guy with a gun" meme comes true, with a heroic Good Samaritan stopping a mass shooter in his tracks.

  Picks of the week:

• Emile: Powers and Peoples, Micah Meadowcroft
• Helen: The Strange Case of Frank Morrissey, Jonathan Leaf
• Declan: Setting Fathers Against Sons, John Hirschauer
• Bradley: Crap Economics, Michael Warren Davis