True False Equivalence

This week, Eliana and Chris talk about a family member jumping into the political spotlight and no, its not Mike Johnson. We’re looking at the latest narratives to come from the Israel-Hamas conflict, 2024, a celebrity’s attempted cancellation and our hosts have a healthy debate around the Speaker’s developing strategy.

Time Stamps: 
3:38 Front Page
50:32 Obsessions 
56:45 Reader Mail 
58:29 Favorite Items 


Show Notes:
Wapo: Biden’s dismissal of the reported Palestinian death toll 
National Review: New York Times: Will Iran Ever Get Around to Killing the Jews Like They Say They Will? 
NYT: Penn Donors Are Revolting Over Israel-Hamas, DEI, Trans Rights and Other Issues
The Atlantic: The Decolonization Narrative Is Dangerous and False 
Power Line: My cousin Dean
WaPo: Opinion | Dean Phillips, who’s challenging Biden, answers our top 5 questions 
NYT: Trump’s Verbal Slips Could Weaken His Attacks on Biden’s Age
WSJ: Why Trump’s Drastic Plan to Slash the Government Could Succeed
Politico: ‘He Seems to Be Saying His Commitment Is to Minority Rule’
Politico: Speaker Johnson taps veteran GOP operative as chief spokesperson 
Free Beacon: How New Speaker Mike Johnson Can Silence Liberal Critics and Win Back the Mainstream Media 
WaPo: Years into a climate disaster, these people are eating the unthinkable
WSJ: ‘Sorry’ for Being So Blunt 
WFB: Big Yikes, Fam: Taylor Lorenz's New Influencer Book Is Mid. It's Giving Cringe, Does Not Slap, on God.
Obsessions:
Free Beacon: I Said Hamas Raped and Beheaded. The Yale Daily News Issued a Correction.
The Dispatch: Pence Runs Away From the Circus - Chris Stirewalt
Favorite Item: 
Tablet: The George Kennan Who Wasn’t
WSJ: The Astrophysicist Who Has a Better Way to Board Airplanes