Holy War

<div class="p-rich_text_section">The House of Representatives has chosen a speaker at last. Their choice, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, seems to vindicate Matt Gaetz's risky maneuvering. The House's first action was a vote to support Israel against Hamas, with the radicals of the Squad predictably dissenting, raising the question of how serious antisemitism is in the U.S., and what America's so-far metaphorical wars of religion have to do with the literal war in the Middle East. Plus: what's the point of a 9-to-5? And don't forget to read the damn site!</div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> </div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> <p dir="ltr">Clips mentioned in the episode:</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://twitter.com/bellewriter/status/1717302337545375823?s=46">Students barricaded in library clip</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1717193628194680895?s=46">Young woman upset over the grind of adult life</a></p> <p dir="ltr">TAM articles:</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://americanmind.org/salvo/founding-fathers-and-red-caesar/">Founding Fathers and Red Caesar</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://americanmind.org/salvo/arkansas-red-for-the-moment-blue-for-the-future/"> Arkansas: Red for the Moment, Blue for the Future</a></p> <a href= "https://americanmind.org/salvo/warfare-by-immigration/">Warfare by Immigration</a></div>