Trial Balloon: Escalation Nation

We discuss Trump’s deepening war with Iran and how inflation and an economic slowdown threaten Republicans in the midterms.

Links we discussed:

• Postcard from Ulaanbaatar

• Postcard from the Gobi

• Postcard from the DMZ

• Trump Faces Escalation Conundrum as Iran War Flares

• U.S. Economy Slowed to 1.5% Growth Rate

• Trump Running Out of Options to Fix Inflation

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