Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we have a fascinating show for you today! Matt Welch, editor-in-chief of Reason, joins us for the first time to discuss the stories they’re following in their latest issue. In bonus minutes, we’ll speak with author Reza Kahlili, whose book A Time to Betray: The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Revolutionary Guards of Iran documents his extraordinary experiences as America’s man inside the Revolutionary Guards. In between, we’ll Face the Chatroom and discuss the issues of the day!

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