The Politics Lab

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil reflect on news that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, compare the nuclear threat in Ukraine to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and break down the New York Times’ look at the impact of Tucker Carlson.

This week, Bill and Phil discuss the conflict in Ukraine and whether its likely to spread beyond Ukraine’s borders, what to make of news that Kevin McCarthy was secretly supportive of removing Trump from office after January 6th, and whether the 14th amendment might keep Marjorie Taylor Greene from being on the ballot in 2022.

This week, Bill and Phil reflect on recent developments in Ukraine, stunning new findings on the state of the U.S. democracy, and the global debate over free speech, and then they play a round of “What’s More Stupid?”

Bill and Phil discuss the first round of the presidential election in France, David Brooks’ argument that the era of globalization is over, and the challenges historians face in assessing the Trump presidency.

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil reflect on Russian atrocities in Ukraine and whether they meet the definition of genocide, the wave of nationalism spreading around the world, and why Vladimir Putin, and not Joe Biden, is enjoying a rally-around-the-flag bump in approval ratings.

This week, Bill and Phil examine President Biden’s speech on democracy, the potential rebirth of the liberal world order, why autocrats fear women, and what to make of Clarence Thomas’ wife sending text messages to Mark Meadows about overturning the 2020 election.

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil discuss the Senate confirmation hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson, debate whether Russia can be held accountable for war crimes for its actions in Ukraine, and play a foreign policy edition of “what’s more stupid.” 

Bill and Phil break down recent developments in Ukraine, reflect on what Russian history can teach us about its current invasion, and think through the upcoming challenges facing U.S. courts as they try to determine the proper balance between free speech and disinformation.

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil discuss recent developments in Ukraine, how Russia’s invasion will impact the global world order, whether Vladimir Putin is acting rationally, and what political science research tells us about madman theories of international politics.

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil devote the entire episode to breaking down the Russian invasion of Ukraine and examining its implications for international politics.