From new york. Today on the program, the knesset votes to take away a key power of the Supreme Court. And as Benjamin Netanyahu urges calm, the nations Political Center and left erupt in anger. Ill talk to the New York Times tom friedman and with Emily Bazelon about the legal issues. Then, the secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on the good news and the bad news from americas Southern Border. Finally, did President Putin or gain power after prigozhins failed mutiny . Ill ask russian journalist in exile mikhail zygar. But first, here is my take. The Mystery Disappearance of chinas Foreign Minister is a timely reminder that the future of u. S. China relations about be determined not just by american policy, and what is happening domestically in the United States, such as the president ial election campaign, it will also be shaped by developments in china. Which at this point are opaque but troubling. From what outsiders could tell, china is reverting to a mild era style of
a soviet spy who was fighting against ukrainian nationalists. so it is very weird how putin perceived russian history. but at the same time, he s part of his generation and he is the part of russian traditional historical narrative that exists in russia. that is unfortunately the only version of history we have always had and with this book i ll trying to debunk the russian historical mythology because it is probably the most dangerous part of russian propaganda narrative. because putin will go, but for many people, all of those myths would remain the same. one of things that people say is that putin has always had, as you say, this kind of ultra russian nationalist narrative. and then covid happens. he stops meeting with anybody,