This week’s big news: Russia has invaded Ukraine. Emile, Helen, Micah, and Sohrab unpack how we got to this point, and what the implications are for American national interests. Plus, conservatives in Texas and Florida go on offense against the LGBT agenda.

Join us in Dallas next month for our special dinner featuring Helen Andrews and Michael Brendan Dougherty: A New Fusionism? A Conservatism for Our Current Moment.

Picks of the week:

• Emile: On Borders Worth Defending, Micah Meadowcroft
• Micah: Right Again, Unfortunately, On Russia, Bradley Devlin
• Helen: The Covid Regime’s Cassandra, John M. Vella
• Sohrab: How Democratic Is the Covid State?, Helen Andrews