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Jim and Greg cheer the bipartisan congressional delegation that defied Chinese demands not to visit Taiwan. They also react to the news that actor Matthew McConaughey will not run for governor in Texas. And they groan as the World Health Organization skips a letter of the Greek alphabet in naming the new COVID variant so it would not offend China.
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The skipping of a Greek letter shows that the medical authorities are kowtowing to the Chinese communists. Many people see this as another ethical lapse. The leaders lost their moral stature. This leads to a lack of trust, which I think is one of the major reasons for anti-vaxxerism.