Grading Mike Pompeo’s first weeks, Ireland’s abortion debate and remembering Philip Roth

Grading Mike Pompeo’s first weeks, Ireland’s abortion debate and remembering Philip Roth

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There’s so much going on in Washington right now that Mike Pompeo’s first three weeks on the job as Secretary of State have felt more like three years. We’ll look at his vision for American diplomacy in the age of Trump. Also, Ireland will hold a national referendum on abortion later this week. We’ll profile one podcaster whose been trying to hear from Irish women on both sides of the debate. And readers around the world remember the work of Jewish-American author Philip Roth, who has died at the age of 85.