Bhtv: Science Faction (fast)

Barry’s new novel, ‘The System’ ... CIA lessons & seeing like a Martian ... Fiction, empathy, and geopolitics ... No cartoon villains ... How power really works in DC ... Feinstein vs. Brennan: the 'sit down' ... Why we excuse ourselves ... Jobs, jets & hidden threats ... The problem with the House ... Valeria’s dilemma: bend or break ... How power corrupts ... Humiliation and geopolitics ...