Background Briefing: January 22, 2024
The Rise and Fall of the Warrior Against Woke, Ron DeSantis We begin with the exit of Governor Ron DeSantis from the Republican presidential primary race, which has always been dominated by Donald Trump and now only has Nikki Haley left ahead of Tuesday's New...
Background Briefing: January 21, 2024
A Defiant Netanyahu Will Drag Out His War to Hurt Biden and Help Trump We begin with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's defiance in his public rejection of the US administration's case for a Palestinian state following Biden's call for a two-state solution and...
Background Briefing: January 17, 2024
A Supreme Court Poised to Gut the Administrative State We begin with today's argument before the Supreme Court in a case known as "Chevron deference" being heard after 40 years in which government agencies were given deference to experts' rulings on public health, the...
Background Briefing: January 16, 2024
After Trump's Blowout Victory in Iowa, He Is All but Certain to Be the GOP's Presidential Nominee We begin with Trump's blowout victory in Iowa making it all but certain he will be the Republican nominee, short of an unforeseen circumstance, and now that he appears to...
Background Briefing: January 15, 2024
Are Israel and Saudi Arabia Liabilities Emboldened by the US to Pursue Reckless Policies? We begin with more Houthi attacks against shipping as the war in Gaza passes the 100 day mark and get an analysis of US Middle East policy that goes against the foreign policy...
Background Briefing: January 14, 2024
Will Strikes Against the Houthis Scuttle the Saudi Peace Deal to End a War in Yemen MbS Started in 2015? We begin with continued strikes by the US and UK against Houthi targets in Yemen and assess what impact they will have on the peace talks close to ending the civil...
Background Briefing: January 11, 2024
Will Christie's Exit in New Hampshire Help Nikki Haley Who the Koch Network is Banking On? We begin with the shake-up in the Republican New Hampshire primary race with Chris Christie dropping out without endorsing any of his rivals left in the race, in particular...
Background Briefing: January 10, 2024
The Last Days Ahead of Monday's Iowa Caucuses and Tonight's CNN Debate Overshadowed by a Trump Town Hall on Fox We begin with the last days leading up to the Iowa caucuses on Monday with the final candidates' debate tonight on CNN between Nikki Haley and Ron...
Background Briefing: January 9, 2024
Trump's Immunity Claim is Met With Deep Skepticism From the DC Appeals Court Judges We begin with the hearing today before a three judge panel on the DC Appeals Court on Trump's immunity claim that, if granted, would kill all the cases against him except the Florida...
Background Briefing: January 8, 2024
Why Boeing's 737 Max is Grounded and is a Flying Turkey We begin with the grounding of the fleets of Boeing 737 Max aircraft after a door blew off one in mid-flight and look into how a storied American company was taken over by numbers-crunchers and still has a...