Peace In Our Time?

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Peace In Our Time?

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May 4, 2018

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This week, we go deep on North Korea with AEI’s Nicholas Eberstadt and Salena Zito tells us not to break out the surf boards quite yet — that blue wave may not be so big after all. Also, Rudy can’t fail and Peter Robinson gets schooled on Kanye. Yo. Music from this week’s podcast: Rudi Can’t Fail by The Clash... Source

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