Grand strategy is more necessary--and harder to do--than ever.  Alliance management with Japan and South Korea is becoming impossible when one is a hawk and the other a dove.  What the hell is happening with Kim Jong Un?  China's horrible...and so is anti-Chinese racism.  Van's endless white-collar frustrations with working from home in the Coronavirus era.  Also this episode: What does Van like to eat?  

Uri Friedman on New Zealand's Crisis Response: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-leadership-coronavirus/610237/

Aiden Smith's Tweet: https://twitter.com/AidanSmith2020/status/1252041966214242305

Jackie Schneider's Tweet: https://twitter.com/JackieGSchneid/status/1252391127652552707

Duyeon Kim's Tweet: https://twitter.com/duyeonkim/status/1252429076205203464?s=19