The war drums are beating in Washington, as our bipartisan establishment looks to get the country involved in rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Emile, Sohrab, Micah, and Helen unpack the return of the neocons. Plus, the hosts assess Glenn Youngkin’s war against mask mandates in Virginia, and the SAT changes its flagship college admissions test yet again.

Picks of the Week:

• Emile: Stephen Breyer Is Still Alive?, Matthew Walther
• Sohrab: Joe Biden’s Low-Energy Blunder, C. Boyden Gray & Michael Buschbacher, and Insanity in New York, John Hirschauer
• Micah: The Dependency Trap, Jason Morgan
• Helen: Ukraine’s Relentless Lobbyists Take to Congress, Bradley Devlin