The New Yorker: Politics And More

The New Yorker staff writer David D. Kirkpatrick joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the Biden Administration’s failure to restrain Israel during its military campaign in Gaza. They talk about what Kirkpatrick has learned from former senior members of Biden’s national-security team—some of whom spoke on the record about key decisions during the conflict for the first time—and how previously undisclosed documents and revelations point to the Administration’s failure to rein in the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and to reduce Palestinian civilian casualties. They also explore why the former officials are now speaking candidly about their missteps, and whether the Administration’s approach to Israel helped shape the conditions that led to the current war with Iran. This week’s reading: “How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran,” by David D. Kirkpatrick “María Corina Machado’s Opposition in Exile,” by Stephania Taladrid “Donald Trump’s Election-Fraud Bait and Switch,” by Ruth