We begin with corrections and respond to a listener comment on the difference between losing and conceding in life and elections.

We then share news of interest to us in the past week and get each other’s fresh takes. Stories involve Kamala Harris, the Pope, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos as well as wars and culture wars.

We share a Dispatch from America.

Jerry Seinfeld is our whack-job for backtracking on his free speech stance and now thinking comedians should docilely go where society herds them.

John’s hero left the Washington Post in protest.

Referred to:

US public schools burned up nearly $3.2bn fending off rightwing culture attacks – report | US news | The Guardian

Opinion | On political endorsement - The Washington Post

The Washington Post Bends the Knee to Trump

Vatican debate over women as deacons hits a big obstacle: Pope Francis - The Washington Post

Exclusive | Elon Musk's Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin, a WSJ Investigation - WSJ

Washington Post editor at large quits after paper declines to endorse presidential candidate | Fox News

Why Does the WHO Exclude Taiwan? | Council on Foreign Relations

A Civil War: Army vs. Navy A Year Inside College Football's Purest Rivalry by Feinstein, John

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