The Complexity of North Korea
Richard Haas, a foreign policy expert, has said on many occasions that the Trump administration has the most difficult inbox in recent memory. Today, we discuss the escalating tensions in North Korea.
April 18, 2017
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Today, we're discussing the most difficult problem facing the Trump administration: what to do about North Korea.
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Show Notes
First, in the Pearls, we discuss a new law repealing an Obama-era rule on funding for Planned Parenthood. Sarah recommends this documentary on abortion. We also talk about the Trump administration's decision not to make White House visitor logs public. For our compliments to the other side, Sarah compliments Republican governors in blue states (Massachusetts, Vermont, Maryland), who tend to be enormously popular and effective. Beth was impressed by a profile of Governor Dannell Malloy of Connecticut.
In The Suit, we discuss North Korea. We recorded this episode prior to North Korea's failed missile test, but the question remains--how should the Trump administration respond to North Korea's weapons program? So far, the Trump administration has
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