New York Times columnist David French joins the show to discuss signs of sanity from Texas Republicans and the averted default. Plus, the dangers of AI, and our highlight and lowlight segment, including Mona's shout-out to Mississippi's successful effort to raise reading test scores.

highlights/lowlights

Mona's:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/opinion/mississippi-education-poverty.html

David's:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/29/two-weeks-at-the-front-in-ukraine

Damon's:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/opinion/hawley-reeves-bly-men-mascculinity.html

Bill's:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/30/erdogan-autocrat-electoral-power/

Linda's:

https://apnews.com/article/daca-lawsuit-court-hearing-dreamers-5f77f76eaa9b96dbb7d8123103f240de

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