The Realignment

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SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT THE SHOW: realignment.supercast.comThis episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comSaagar and Marshall discuss the disastrous police response to the Uvalde school shooting, where America's gun debate heads next, whether the U.S. should defend Taiwan, and how the lessons of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will play out in the Asia-Pacific theater. 

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