Grand strategy is more necessary--and harder to do--than ever. Alliance management with Japan and South Korea is becoming impossible when one is a hawk and the other a dove. What the hell is happening with Kim Jong Un? China's horrible...and so is anti-Chinese racism. Van's endless white-collar frustrations with working from home in the Coronavirus era. Also this episode: What does Van like to eat?

Uri Friedman on New Zealand's Crisis Response: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-leadership-coronavirus/610237/

Aiden Smith's Tweet: https://twitter.com/AidanSmith2020/status/1252041966214242305

Jackie Schneider's Tweet: https://twitter.com/JackieGSchneid/status/1252391127652552707

Duyeon Kim's Tweet: https://twitter.com/duyeonkim/status/1252429076205203464?s=19

Korea Doves and Japan Hawks, Grand Strategy Isn't Over, the Disappearing Dictator, We're All BBC Dad Now | Ep. 46