A Looming Shutdown During a Perilous Time, Bill Maher vs. Ted Cruz, The Complexity of Calling Something a Genocide & Tim Scott Drops Out

In this episode, Alex breaks down the interview between Bill Maher and Ted Cruz, he finds Ted Cruz to be morally vague and politically confusing. Next, Alex talks about the chaos in the House of Representatives as Mike Johnson is attempting to pass an unorthodox CR to keep the government open. The policies will not give funding to Ukraine or Israel. Alex also talks about a Latinx bill in the house and why he thinks the house is not a serious body anymore. Later, Alex talks about the term genocide in the context of the war in Gaza. He argues that he term is fairly vague and complicated. While Alex does not think Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, he does think that there is still massive violence and potential war crimes.