Law has become theater. We provide an explanation for the intransigence of Europe with regard to Ukraine. We express surprise at the percentage of the US population dependent on the government for food, and we both light and defuse concerns about nuclear brinksmanship.

We have finally declared ourselves, as a nation, to be opposed to monarchy. Crime is tolerated, and we hope for accountability.

War and peace and literature; Gaza and Venezuela and Ukraine.

A new poll shows a rise in Americans' willingness to engage in political violence. We weigh in on some possible explanations beyond the obvious. We also discuss authoritarianism and its potential political consequences.

The Constitution, the UN, strange elections and war-making.

After a week off, there was much to cover:  Tylenol, the new war on narco-terror, and France's economic troubles being just a few.

We have more threats to free speech, to bodily autonomy, to dollar dominance and resistance to peace to discuss with you tonight.

We talk about "the science," the problems of government-funded science and where that can lead. We, also, discuss the Labor Day cinema box office returns.

Government overreach, the quest for peace and the search for more money are all covered in this episode.

Russia, China, India, Brazil and Israel-Palestine.