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Emily and David are joined by guest host David Leonhardt to discuss the pandemic economy; a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics, and the Ghislaine Maxwell trial.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:John J. Mearsheimer for Foreign Affairs: “The Inevitable Rivalry: America, China, and the Tragedy of Great-Power Politics”Corey Robin for The New York Times: “Why the Biden Presidency Feels Like Such a Disappointment”The Enigma of Clarence Thomas, by Corey RobinMike Baker for The New York Times: “The Sisters Who First Tried to Take Down Jeffrey Epstein”tAndrew Anthony for The Guardian: “Meet Julie K Brown, The Woman Who Brought Down Jeffrey Epstein”Jill Filipvoc’s newsletter Matthew Yglesias’ Slow Boring newsletterJoe Sheehan’s baseball newsletterMatt Levine’s Money Stuff newsletterHeather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American newsletterHere’s this week’s chatter:Emily: Leah Litman for NBC News: “The Death Penalty Cases Before The Supreme Court That Could Keep Innocent People In Prison”: Amy