Hot Takes Happy Hour
Join Elise and Dany today at 5p to take the edge off the week's news
If you've stumbled across my collaborative posts with
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We're delighted to announce our weekly Substack Live: Happy Hour Hot Takes, premiering tomorrow at 5pm ET. Consider it your diplomatic immunity from the week's exhausting news cycle. (Yes, Brian Katulis, we've diplomatically annexed our tagline from your excellent podcast "Taking the Edge off the Middle East." Imitation, flattery, etc.)
On Our Global Menu:
Netanyahu's Washington walkabout
Iran talks (nuclear physics pairs wonderfully with whiskey)
Tariff whiplash that would make any economist reach for the bottle
Dany's latest: Does Donald Trump have a plan?
Have a question? Know the plan? Leave it in the comments
Dany, our resident mixologist, will be crafting one of her signature cocktails. Recipe included for those who believe political analysis is best absorbed with corresponding blood alcohol content.
Join us for incisive commentary on world affairs, stay for the intellectual sparring and libations that make democracy's messiness more palatable.
Cheers to informed debate!
Ms. Labott and Ms. Pletka, this is a good idea. You guys differ enough to make it interesting. Question: considering we have not moved forward in making our "shining city on the hill" (a free society) by conventional politics, should we tolerate Trump's shock treatment?