Let Us Be Elegant or Die

This week the ladies return to regular programming and try to catch up after one of the more crazy weeks in recent political memory. They start off with the Coronavirus crisis before returning to an old-standby, Brexit. They also provide some color commentary on the recent Irish elections. And how could they forget the new Middle East Peace Plan! That’s before they get to impeachment, NSC firings, and White House Mayhem. Stick around and hear them gush about Little Women.   Links Coronavirus “Deaths in China Surpass Toll From SARS,” New York Times, February 9, 2020 Colleen Shalby, “Why Did the Government Mandate a Coronavirus Quarantine?” Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2020 Brexit Dharshini David, “Brexit Divorce: Five Key Things the UK Must Navigate,” BBC, February 9, 2020 “Brexit: All You Need to Know About the UK Leaving the EU,” BBC, January 27, 2020 Irish Elections Rory Carroll, “Ireland General Election: Sinn Féin Surges to 22% in Exit Poll,” Guardian, February 8, 2020 Middle East Peace Peter Beaumont, “Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan: Key Points at a Glance,” Guardian, January 28, 2020 Irish Election Riley Beggin, “Irish Election Yields a Three-Way Near Tie and a Sinn Féin Surge,” Vox, February 9, 2020 “Sinn Féin is the Most Popular Party Among All Age Groups up to 65,” Journal, February 09, 2020 Travel Ban “Trump Travel Ban, Part II,” Wall Street Journal, February 07, 2020 “Trump Administration Adds Six Countries to Travel Ban,” New York Times, January 31, 2020 Pop Culture Marlon and Jake Read Dead People, Podcast