Noah Smith joins the group to consider Ukraine’s stunning counterattack, as well as inflation and DeSantis' stunt with asylum seekers.

Highlights & Lowlights:

Mona: The Demagogue's Playbook (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250303042/thedemagoguesplaybook)

Linda: How Trump lost one of his biggest fights — and nobody noticed - Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/14/trump-confederacy-military-bases/)

Damon: Prepare for Russia itself to disintegrate - The Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/13/prepare-collapse-russian-empire/)

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