Let Them Eat Pretzels! (Because They Can't Eat Lettuce)

Going outside and salads are unhealthy now, the IRS has more pretzels than staffers, so Karpf and Loge are here to discuss how degrading institutional trust landed us in this mess...and how to dig ourselves out. Also: campaign staffers betting on their own races on Kalshi raises Karpf's blood pressure, while Loge delights in the World Cup's cultural exchange.

Footnotes:

• $600,000 for a presidential pardon? Inside the growing industry of clemency lobbying | NPR
• Major Victory for Election Transparency as Arizona Disclosure Law Is Upheld | Campaign Legal Center
• The Social Security Chief Keeps Sending Staff His Daughter’s Pretzels | NOTUS