The May "fully vaccinated" edition of the ICBW podcast is now available.  Part 1 is a discussion of the co-optation of various institutions in government, academia and even industry by political partisans, while part 2 covers the Biden administration's policies in the Middle East and on "climate change".  As always, listeners are welcome to respond via comments on this post.  (Also, feel free to listen and respond without wearing a mask.)