Yet another Secretary of Defense gets the boot and a dagger in his back. Sec. Hagel is the third Defense Secretary to leave his post in such a manner. So who would be insane enough to take the job next?

In the B Block, the Vienna talks fell apart, but Iran assures everyone that they’re still living up to their commitments. Meanwhile they’ll also be eligible for $700 million a month in “frozen assets.” Is this Smart Diplomacy in action again?

This week AEI’s Rebecca Burgess is joined by Aaron MacLean, Managing Editor of the Washington Free Beacon and Daniel Wiser, the Free Beacon‘s national security and human rights reporter.