Episode 2: Drinking beer, talking news, McCarthyism, and the Death of Expertise
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In this episode Brandon and Jordan talk about Russia paying the Taliban, Trump retweeting "white power", Iran asking Interpol to arrest the president, and the politics of sports team names among other things.
- Army classified info neo-nazis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/22/us-soldier-plot-british-neo-nazi-group-to-attack-own-unit
- Trump tweet “white power” video https://apnews.com/7eea48b80f14474b7057967a9654c4f0
- Mississippi flag change https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/28/politics/mississippi-flag-confederate-emblem/index.html
- Russian bounty on soldiers https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html
- Iran arrest warrant for Trump https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-issues-arrest-warrant-trump-requests-interpol-s-help-n1232381
- The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols https://www.hpb.com/products/the-death-of-expertise-9780190469412
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