Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony needed some informed perspective on the war in Gaza, so they spoke with historian Seth Anziska of University College of London. His book Preventing Palestine: A Political History from Camp David to Oslo offers what might be the best diplomatic history of the period and sheds light on present crisis.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony are back after a...half a year break! They dedicate their comeback episode to the war in Gaza and try to figure out how to figure out what to believe.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss the latest from the highest court in the land and try to assess just how terrible the rulings this year were (Spoiler: they were pretty terrible).

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony bring on a true friend of the show to discuss policing in France: Amit! The police murder of Nahel Merzouk last week is the spark for this discussion. Also, check out Amit's book and or piece in The Nation on this very topic. Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/empire-on-the-seine-9780192898876?cc=us&lang=en& Article: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/france-racist-policing-history/

Brothers-in-law (or are we just all robots?) Amit and Tony discuss what comes next for the GOP presidential primary race and the looming figure of the Terminator.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony talk confidentiality, secrets, and top secrets...and whatever other superlatives that somehow beat out top secrets with historian Matthew Connelly. Matt comes on to talk about his new book The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals about America's Top Secrets, and it's a must-listen and must-read.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony talk Trump indictment and its relative meaning--good, bad, and probably definitely ugly. The main event, however, is the recent scrutiny of TikTok at the Capitol and social media in general in Utah.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony think about the 20th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq. We will never understand why George W, Bush, Dick Cheney, and crew are not locked up as war criminals, but we do have our differences on American power in the world.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony take stock of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' pro-school and pro-children policies: more guns, less books. Do you like it or do you LOVE it? Also, Biden on the border and stick around for Party Favors.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony consider what a year of the Russo-Ukrainian war has meant for the world order, how much and how long America will continue to back Ukraine, and what endorsing Zelensky's war aims might mean. Spoiler: all of it is not good.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss Amit's new obsession--a certain freshman Congressman from New York and all of his tales.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony mull over Warnock's win and Sinema's official defection, and then flip the script by starting with Party Favors! After that, stay tuned for Amit's interview with historian and MSNBC contributor Ruth Ben-Ghiat about fascism and what's going on in Italian and global politics these days.

In this special episode, Amit has a solo interview with renowned border control journalist Todd Miller about his latest book, Empire of Borders. Among other things, they discuss how border journalism has become a thing and what we can learn about rethinking borders from indigenous people.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony break down the outcome of the midterms and do some forecasting. Fo example: Ron DeSanctimonious? Not going to stick.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony reboot the reboot after a looong summer break. And it's just time to talk mid-term elections in PA and OH and, unfortunately, anti-Semitism from pop culture icons.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss their takes on the January 6th Commission and Amit gives the kiss off to SCOTUS.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss just how and why the Biden administration has not departed from Trump's border policy. Along the way, we get to Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard and Elon Musk's latest app purchase.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss what makes Sufis, neo-fascists, and Russian imperialists get hyped up: a weird theory called Traditionalism. We speak with the guy who wrote the book on it, Benjamin Teitelbaum, and learn about how maybe Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff" could be a Traditionalist anthem.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony rank the Republic Senators on the Judiciary Committee we love to hate the most. Along the way, we discuss Judge Jackson's performance during the confirmation hearings and remember Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford.

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony ponder why Putin never learned that to assume makes an ass out of u and me. Also, what does de-escalation look like and when is it coming??