Can Trump unilaterally end the crisis?

Depending on whether you believe Donald Trump, or Donald Trump, or Donald Trump, his war in Iran is “very complete” or “just beginning” or “both.”

In this Matt and Brian discuss:

* Has Trump finally set in motion a disaster he can’t contain?

* What does TACO mean when others have a say over the disposition of events?

* Are we doomed to reprisal attacks and a long-lasting energy crisis?

Then, what the hell is Jared Polis thinking?! The governor of Colorado is apparently planning to commute the sentence of Tina Peters, a former election official who tried to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election. Should Polis’s partisan and ideological allies try to stop him? How? Is he acting purely in response to Trump’s threat of reprisals? And to the extent he really thinks it’s a good idea, what are his obligations as a retiring elected official serving at a time when liberal democracy is under severe threat?

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Further reading:

* Brian asks why elites seem just as easily duped as MAGA nobodies.

* Matt’s prescient piece on the moral failure of liberal leaders to not act selfishly.

* Should Colorado Democrats impeach Jared Polis?