Election results that were thought to be a trickle have turned into a true blue wave for Democrats.  How and why did it happen?  We attempt to answer in this week’s episode.

A chorus calling for the disbanding of the Mueller investigation into Russian meddling has been growing.  There have been allegations that members of the special counsel’s team are not independent enough and may be biased against the President.  Recent revelations seem to corroborate those allegations.  We discuss the allegations and where the true damage in this issue may be being done in today’s episode.

The opioid epidemic has killed more than 200,000 Americans since 1999.  But at the height of the epidemic a law was changed that it made it harder for the DEA to practice oversight of the pharmaceutical industry.  How did the opioid crisis come to be and what’s the most important lesson that can be drawn from it?  We attempt to answer in today’s episode.

President Trump recently outlined a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan. Will the new strategy take us down a new road in Afghanistan or will lead us to the same place we’ve been for the last 16 years, more war? We attempt to answer in today’s episode.

Violence erupted in Charlottesville, VA, a couple of weeks ago when white nationalist groups clashed with counter-protestors. Did President Trump handle the events in the best possible way or did his reaction leave doubt about where his true loyalties on the subject of race lie? We discuss in today’s episode.

Republicans have been conducting their health care negotiations in private, making details of their plans public only days before a potential vote. Why are they doing this and are they just avoiding the inevitable? We discuss in today’s episode.

The Republican plan to replace Obamacare would leave 24 million more Americans uninsured than under Obamacare. It would raise premiums on many older and sicker Americans. It was opposed by just about every major health organization in the country as well as many Republicans in Congress. What was behind Republican leadership’s dedication to passing it? Was it health care or something else? We answer in today’s episode.