given the volatility we see in the world. harold, 30 seconds to you. give me some sense of handicap this for us, do you think the government shuts down next friday? i think it may. because even though both sides think it s more adventurous to reach a compromise. that s in theory. in practice, i don t know what it is they re going to dpree on. if republicans insist on cuts, which the administration is not willing to make, this could be like the start of world war i, nobody wants it to happen, but it happens. if you don t do something specifically to avoid it, that s one thing. saying you don t want it to happen won t be enough to avoid it. we ve have got to see stuff is that actually positively avoids it david, a pleasure, stephen moore, thank you. stephen, stick around for your our next discussion. harold meyerson, great to so you. are unions being unfairly targeted? we re going to try to answer the question, next. [ woman ] when my dance company went on tour, i took emergen-c.