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So this has been quite a year. How do you think that it will be remembered?

What would you say were the biggest political stories of 2023?

Gosh, how will the year be remembered?

Well, I think the Israel War with Gaza, I know this is sort of presentism perhaps, is going to be remembered as possibly the political story of the year.

I think it's going to look very different whether Biden goes on to win re-election or not.

I think that if he goes on to lose re-election, this is going to be remembered as sort of a catastrophe for Democrats that they sort of watched in slow motion and didn't do anything about, sort of the way the Ruth Bader Ginsburg non-retirement was.

And if he goes on to win, I think that it's going to be another example of people overreacting

to present trends.

That's my colleague Isaac Chautner.

Isaac is known for his rigorous, relentless interviews with public figures in politics, media,

business, technology, and more.

He has a knack for asking tough but fair questions that get to the heart of social and

political issues. I've been wanting to have Isaac on the show for a while. I can't think of a better

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