Yuval Levin discusses an article in the New York Times suggesting that the cost of Medicare has significantly decreased, raising the question of whether it is still a major budget concern.

The podcast discusses the continued fascination with the Will Smith and Chris Rock slap incident, questioning if its triviality contributes to the public interest.

In a recent discussion, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron touch upon various significant topics such as the impact of Israel finally having a budget, a supermarket chain's pricing strategy favoring ultra-Orthodox shoppers, and the perceived decline and potential revival of the Israeli Left.