The week in news
October 25, 2019: Desperately Seeking Not-A-Things
It’s getting harder and harder to find Not-Things in this crazy climate, but Jean and Aaron give it a shot. (Successfully? You be the judge.)
October 18, 2019: Cummings, Ukraine, Syria
There’s so much extremely important stuff happening, it’s hard to identify anything that’s not a Thing – but Jean and Aaron give it a shot.
October 4, 2019: Carrie Fisher
The Ukraine scandal’s obviously a Thing, so instead Jean and Aaron focus on California’s new law allowing student-athletes to receive endorsement deals.
September 27, 2019: What’s Not A Thing About Ukraine?
Obviously the Ukraine/whistleblower/impeachment situation is a huge Thing – but what particular aspects of the scandal are not?
August 23, 2019: The Chosen One
We’re now making this a standing argument: if Trump said it, it’s Not A Thing.
July 26, 2019: Mueller, Again
Robert Mueller’s testimony wasn’t as much of a Thing as what was going on elsewhere in the room.
July 12, 2019: Pelosi
Jean thinks it’s a Thing that Nancy Pelosi isn’t challenging the Trump administration harder than she is; Aaron’s not so sure.
July 5, 2019: Airports
President Trump’s “airports” gaffe in his July 4 speech? Not really a Thing – but what is a Thing is what the gaffe symbolizes about his presidency.
June 28, 2019: Debate Things (And Not-A-Things)
Jean and Aaron discuss the Democratic debates – and a high-profile Supreme Court case on gerrymandering.
June 21, 2019: Bomb-Bomb Iran?
In which Aaron suggests we can get Donald Trump to swear off bombing Iran forever if we remind him that John McCain once supported it.