Is the Secret Objective of US Foreign Policy to be Just Tough Enough Not to Have to Do Anything?

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Donald Trump and the Trump family’s ties with Russia have existed for decades. This deeply-seated corruption would have once been unthinkable from an acting US president, yet Trump has let his admiration for Putin and his fetishistic need for power dictate American foreign and do ...  Show more

DSR Daily September 16: FBI Changes Hiring Policy on WHAT?!?

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss the insane changes to FBI hiring policy, the Kennedy Center board vote to close, the Fed’s plan to raise interest rates, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

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