Does 'bothsidesism' threaten democracy?  Gary Kasparov thinks so and so does Van.  Fareed Zakaria and the Washington establishment disagree about China.  Van thinks they're both wrong.  Dan Drezner throws shade at the incoherence of US foreign policy.  Taiwan's democracy under pressure.  And what North Korea's Christmas gift silence really tells us.  Also this episode: Advice for young writers.  

Dan Drezner's tweet: https://twitter.com/dandrezner/status/1210748831731572739

Gary Kasparov's tweet: https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/1210280850094526464

Vipin Narang's tweet: https://mobile.twitter.com/NarangVipin/status/1209861487251951617

Fareed Zakaria's Foreign Affairs piece: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2019-12-06/new-china-scare