Topic: Congress

The current legal scrutiny of social media companies is compared to the 1994 Congressional hearings where tobacco executives testified that nicotine was not addictive. That era resulted in the Master Settlement Agreement and mandatory warning labels. The hosts suggest that just as tobacco settlements did not stop smoking, social media regulations may not solve the underlying issue of addiction.

A comparison of the $3.8 billion annual military aid to Israel against the US budget shows it equals roughly two weeks of SNAP benefits or nine days of government waste. Despite efforts by some in Congress to cut ties, there is a noted shift where Democrats are beginning to push back against anti-Israel measures.