The Speech

Did you see it? Maggie and I are going to sit down with Kate and (hopefully) Trevor next week to hash out what the president said, but in the meantime you can read our analysis. Or, if you're in a rush, you can simply chew on Kate's response to my request for her to talk with us:

"THIS IS THE BEST US PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH EVER

I mean it. (I mean sure man on the moon speeches are good too but they don’t have influence over war & peace, people living or dying)"

Get excited for our podcast.

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Muslim World: All we've got for you is tanks

Ahead of President Obama's speech tomorrow in Cairo I read this short piece on the United States' messed up relationship with the Muslim world. I think the image below (credit: Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings) says it all -- that the vast majority of what we give to the middle east is military aid. You should read the article for yourself however, and tune in tomorrow to see what our fair leader has to say.

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