The Political Absurdity Index

Episode #253

This week, Bill and Phil reflect on the second week of the military operation in Iran, introduce the new Politics Lab Political Absurdity Index to evaluate the administration’s rhetoric about the war, and close with a look at the Texas primary.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War” by Mark Mazzetti, Tyler Pager and Edward Wong in The New York Times

• “The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump” by Franklin Foer in The Atlantic

• “Trump Can’t Decide Whether the Iran War Is Still Going On” by David Graham in The Atlantic

• “Can Democrats Actually Win in Texas?” by David Frum in The Atlantic

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