The Never-Ending Demonization of Anthony Fauci
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The Iran war expands amid news of U.S. missile shortages; Fauci faces a Senate hearing spectacle to scapegoat him for the COVID response; and a judge’s ruling puts medication abortion and FDA restrictions back in the news.
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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the expanding Iran war and what it means for Trump that news of U.S. missile shortages is leaking from the inside, the blend of conspiracy theory and Rand Paul’s personal umbrage that drove the show trial of a Senate hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci, and various developments that brought medication abortion and FDA restrictions back to the news this week.
Jared Malsin and Suha Ma’ayeh for The Wall Street Journal: Iran Gambles on Escalation With Surprise Attack on U.S. Forces
Dan Diamond and Anna Liss-Roy for The Washington Post: Fauci declines to answer questions on covid origins, invoking Fifth Amendment
Katherine J. Wu for The Atlantic: The Unmaking of Anthony Fauci
Rachel Carlson for NPR: Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19
Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR (All Things Considered): Over-the-counter medication abortion? These researchers say it would be safe
Jessica Valenti for Abortion, Every Day! (Substack): No, They Didn’t Find Mifepristone in the Water
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John: Space Daily: Astronauts returning from six-month missions describe a persistent ‘observer’ sensation — the feeling of watching their own lives from a half-step outside the frame, weeks after they’re back on the ground
David: Jill Lawless for The Associated Press: Glen Hansard, Irish musician who won Oscar for ‘Once,’ dies in motorcycle crash ; Once (2007) Trailer HD | Glen Hansard | Markéta Irglová (YouTube); RTÉ News on YouTube: ’Fairytale of New York’ played at Shane MacGowan’s funeral ; City Cast: Your City Could Be Better (podcast); Eli Sabin for New Haven
Listener chatter from Craig Kujawa in Washington, D.C.: Barbershop Harmony Society: History Made: GQ Wins World Championship ; Barbershop Harmony Society: GQ - Mothers & Daughters (Maddie Zahm cover) • 2026 BHS International Quartet Champions (YouTube)
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America with guest Grace Mausser, Co-Chair of the New York City DSA . They talk about its European-style organizing model, its uneasy alliance with the Democratic Party, the primacy of canvassing and volunteering, and the art of compromise.
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David Plotz is a host of the Slate Political Gabfest and the CEO of City Cast .
Emily Bazelon is a staff writer at the New York Times Magazine, the author of Charged and Sticks and Stones , and co-host of the Slate Political Gabfest.
John Dickerson is host of CBS News Prime Time With John Dickerson , co-host of the Slate Political Gabfest, host of the Whistlestop podcast, and author of The Hardest Job in the World .
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