CIB is here a couple days late to talk about Ukraine and Russia, Biden’s State of the Union, bad tweets, and plenty more. Listen! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe goes to Vegas
09:05 — The ongoing disaster in Ukraine
28:30 — Is the United States, through NATO, responsible for what’s happening in Ukraine?
58:07 — The State of the Union is that Joe Biden’s too damn old
1:22:50 — Back to Ukraine for a minute
1:26:38 — When the thing that you care about explains everything, all of the time
1:35:12 — Wrap-up, feedback, and the NYT reveals that COVID vaccines aren’t very effective in children

Relevant Linkage
University of Chicago’s John Mearsheimer presents his argument for why the United States is at fault for the problems of Ukraine and Russia. The talk is from 2014, but he maintains all the arguments hold through today:

The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner interviews Mearsheimer in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion.

“There is no Ukraine”: Fact-Checking the Kremlin’s Version of Ukrainian History

NYT: Pfizer Shot Is Far Less Effective in 5- to 11-Year-Olds Than in Older Kids, New Data Show