Masha Gessen on the Holocaust, Israel, and the Politics of Memory

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The Political Books That Help Us Make Sense of 2024

The Washington Roundtable reflects on the books they’ve been reading to understand the 2024 Presidential campaigns and the state of international politics. Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos swap recommendations of works about all things political, from the anger of rur ...  Show more

Why Robert Hur Described Joe Biden as an “Elderly Man with a Poor Memory”

The New Yorker contributor Jeannie Suk Gersen joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss her interview with Robert Hur, the special prosecutor who caused a political uproar with his report on his investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified documents. The report, which referre ...  Show more

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