2 chapters across the catalog
Strategy 21, "Negotiate While Advancing," is applied to the COVID-19 lockdowns, where the hosts argue Trump was "negotiated right into shutting down the economy." Strategy 22, "Know How to End Things," focuses on the importance of a clean conclusion. They discuss the ongoing "negotiations" for ceasefires in Gaza as a perpetual cycle of meaningless concessions while conflict continues.
A report from The Guardian details a violent Fourth of July weekend in Chicago, prompting a discussion on the evolution of street violence. Mo Facts argues that the current uptick in crime is due to the "decentralization" of gangs, moving from a militaristic hierarchy to a flat, chaotic structure of small cliques. He suggests that "organized" crime is a necessary evil that historically protected civilians, whereas the current vacuum leads to random violence and the death of children.
