Recent revelations show the U.S. national security structure is taking active steps to respond in kind to Russian cyberattacks while keeping President Donald Trump in the dark.  Why are government officials right to do this?  We discuss in this week’s episode.

People often view their security through the lens of economic security.  It’s something one presidential hopeful seems to have figured out while something another group of advocates still hasn’t.  We discuss in this week’s episode.

Two major players in Washington D.C. politics, Joe Biden and Bob Mueller, are avoiding the fray.  In this week’s episode, we discuss why it may be good strategy for one but poor strategy for the other.

Deutsche Bank has a history of looking the other way on questionable financial activity, some of it involving Russia.  Do we let them continue that behavior at our own peril?

The Trump administration’s aggressive trade policy with China is hitting speed bumps while its policy toward Iran may be full steam ahead.  In this week’s episode we discuss why the administration’s policies toward these countries are heading in opposite directions.

The Democratic field for President is growing by the week but which lane leads to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?  We discuss in an early analysis of the 2020 Democratic Primary.

President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week and said both men agreed that the investigations into Russian meddling in U.S. elections were “over.”  Is the optimistic talk of relations between the two men beginning to cross the line into the dangerous?  We discuss in this week’s episode.

These days Washington is telling us that up is down and down is up.  In this week’s episode we discuss Rod Rosenstein’s resignation, Robert Mueller’s dissatisfaction with the way his report is being presented in the media and how our own perceptions are being dictated.

Robert Mueller and his team left the door to continued investigations of the Trump administration open just enough for Democrats in Congress to walk through.  In this week’s episode we discuss the Mueller Report and some of its key findings.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested last week in London and is facing extradition for his role in hacking U.S. government information. Supporters say it sets a dangerous precedent for journalists. But do those same protections for journalists apply here?  We discuss in today’s episode.