South Korea Crosses the Civilian-Military Barrier

In this episode, Alex starts by trying to keep things light. He talks about the dangers lurking inside of New York City’s Museum of Ice Cream. Later he dives into the recent events in South Korea. Decades of democratic progress may be on the line as the country’s president declared martial law (under spurious circumstances) for six hours and erupted a political hailstorm as even his own party opposed the action. Alex talks about how this is a warning for other countries, like the United States, because crossing the military-civillian barrier can have serious consequences for democratic institutions.