Hanta-Claus Is Coming To Town

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The Boys are back in town and the world is moving faster than ever. This week, we dive into the "Groundhog Day" nightmare of U.S. foreign policy as the administration begs China to help broker a deal with Iran. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is pushing back against U.S. hegemony, and economic "zero hour" is fast approaching with a potential June 1st deadline for total fiscal meltdown.

We also discuss:

• The Next Pandemic?: A cruise ship quarantine involving human-to-human hantavirus transmission and why firing CDC inspectors was a catastrophic mistake.

  
  

• Betting on Democracy: New reports of campaign staffers using insider information to place bets on elections and the dangerous rise of predictive markets.

  
  

• The Unserious Empire: From Kash Patel’s personal bourbon transport to the "Uno card" strategy of modern diplomacy.

  
  

• Culture Watch: Nick’s Broadway trip, the decline of There’s Something About Mary, and why The Greatest American Hero is a time capsule for special education in the 80s.