Thanks to my former Axios colleague Sophia Cai for giving a little product placement in her reading stack to my book about diplomacy, “Window Seat on the World.” Buy it if you want help understanding Russia, Ukraine, Israel, the Palestinians, etc. tinyurl.com/WSOTW

This was as undiplomatic a moment as possible in the Oval Office, but this recap is on point. The last 10 minutes must be preceded by watching the preceding 40 minutes, and Zelenskyy’s unwise decision to begin questioning the VP and then publicly - and loudly - debate Trump.

Excellent analysis and context.

Thousands of Lithuanians in Vilnius honored the four American soldiers who tragically lost their lives.

The grace of so many other countries is something the United States should cherish and respect.

Can you imagine the Villanova University flex? “Notable graduates: The Pope.”

If this isn’t enough to scare everyone straight, it should be (especially the chart)… Courtesy, ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩

If you want to know about Xi Jinping’s daughter going to Harvard; Sergey Lavrov’s going to Columbia; our government’s missteps in Ukraine; the tough negotiations with Iran and Israel; the omnipresent threat of China, I commend my book about diplomacy: tinyurl.com/WSOTW

I just published "Ode To My Favorite Teacher" on Medium, a tribute to the late Lawrence University professor Minoo Adenwalla - a constant in my life from the first day of freshman year to his death in January at age 97... medium.com/p/ode-to-my-fa…

Hey Megan Davidson, the new Market Basket in North Andover has opened. And Every. Single. Item. Is. Fully. Stocked. This is your heaven…

A great radio voice, a great chronicler of presidential data. Sorry to hear of his loss…

Trump: I like Elon. I've always liked him.

Hey Boston friends, I haven’t done this talk in the city in years. Come, have some chowder and cocktails, and let’s catch up. It’s free but registration is required to enter the building…

One more: Mitt Romney back at the podium in Faneuil Hall. “Now, having spent six years in Washington, I have greater appreciation for what we did here in Massachusetts,” he said in opening his remarks to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the state’s universal health care law.