Former AG Barr protected Trump while he obstructed justice, but he's now staked out a spot in the anti-Trump coalition. Plus, Tim Scott tests out being a hack, Pence lacks self-awareness, and did Merrick Garland self-deter? Will Saletan's back with Charlie Sykes for Charlie and Will Monday.
Julian Hayda takes us to northern Greece where there is a site, holy to Orthodox Christianity, that many believe Russian oligarchs are using to launder money.
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Calder Walton, a historian at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the state of global intelligence and how the spy war between Eastern nations like Russia and China and Western powers like the U.S. and U.K. will shape international relations for decades to come.
You can find Walton's book "Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West" here.
Daniel Chenok, Executive Director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration joins the show to discuss the latest trends in government innovation including a program the center has coined “Future Shocks,” which is looking at other events that could completely upend our way of thinking. We are also going to dig into his career in government and the IBM Center’s Anniversary Challenge Grant Program.
The US confirms China has operated a spy station right off the coast of Cuba since at least 2019. A 911 call leads to a bizarre encounter in Las Vegas. New studies reveal Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, may be habitable. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.
Nine Egyptian nationals suspected of involvement in the sinking of a boat carrying hundreds of migrants off the Greek coast last week have pleaded not guilty after appearing in court. The men were arrested on suspicion of people smuggling and other offences following the disaster, which saw at least 78 people killed. We talk to someone who has been involved in migrant boat rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea.
Also in the pod: The effect of power shortages on South Africa's water supply.
Today's podcast questions the meaning and the results of the trip by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China, where he engaged in two days of talks intended to ratchet down tensions between our two countries. But should tensions be ratcheted down if that means we don't confront China about its reckless behavior? And what does William Barr's condemnation of Donald Trump's actions mean politically? Give a listen.
Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast 2016 Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka returns to Bad Faith to discuss RFK Jr.'s appeal and the strategic advantages of running as a Dem vs a third party candidate. Is Cornel West hamstringing himself by running outside of the Democratic Party? Is there an advantage to being included in polls during the primary process? Does the #forcethedebate movement help expose the Democratic Party in a way that wouldn't be possible if RFK Jr. & Marianne Williamson were running as third party candidates? Even so, do those candidates loose more than they gain by their association with the Democratic Party? Can you truly run a left campaign "as a Democrat"? And if the answer is no, why? Is the real issue that you can't be adversarial to the Democratic Party as a Democrat, or that no one whose tried has never opted to run in a way that's truly oppositional to the corporate duopoly? Brie also asks about the odds Cornel West will win the Green Party nomination, whether there is tension with Howie Hawkins within the party, & more.
The United States' top diplomat and the leader of China meet face to face. A holiday weekend -- marred by mass shootings. Extreme storms slam the South. Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, June 19, 2023: