George Conway joins the group to discuss the various Trump defenses—and the party that supports him. Then the regulars discuss 'Oppenheimer,' and the bombing of Japan. And in our Highlights and Lowlights segment, Bill points to a possible US-brokered Israel-Saudi peace deal.

highlights/lowlights:

Bill's:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/bidens-moral-calculus-in-brokering-a-saudi-israeli-peace-deal

Mona's:

https://reason.com/volokh/2023/07/29/congress-can-regulate-the-supreme-court-but-there-are-limits-to-that-power/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/opinion/columnists/citi-bike-karen-white-woman.html

Damon's:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/opinion/trump-meritocracy-educated.html

Linda's:

https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/a-landmark-study-debunks-populist

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