28 March 2025
Tesla, Tufts, and More Trump Chaos
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss Trump’s Tesla-friendly tariff strategy, his Israel-friendly crackdown on free speech, Canada’s close election, and more.
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Does God Exist?
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, author of the new book Believe, lays out his case for an affirmative answer to Robert Wright.
Trump 2.0: Making “autarkic imperialism” great again?
Jeet Heer of The Nation and Robert Wright discuss the ideological roots of Trumpism, from William McKinley through Pat Buchanan and beyond.
Another DeepSeek Moment?
Connor Echols and Robert Wright break down the Manus AI mania and also discuss the Columbia free speech case, Trump’s Russia-Ukraine strategy, and more.
Canada, Tesla, and Other Trump-Musk Troubles
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss Trump vs. Canada updates, Elon’s Tesla problem, Trump’s free speech crackdown, how elite universities are reacting—or failing to—and more.
Trump’s Disruptive Foreign Policy
Robert Wright and American Prestige podcast hosts Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner look for upsides of Trump’s foreign policy—and also find downsides for Gaza, Ukraine, and America.
Trump vs. Zelensky: The Morning After
Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss the Oval Office fracas and its implications for Ukraine and Europe.
Hockey, Trump, and Other US-Canada Issues
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss whether Trump represents America, Canada’s worthwhile anti-Elon initiative, a “fix” for hockey fights, the essence of James Bond, and more.
Trump 2.0 and the Law
Robert Wright and legal scholar Jack Goldsmith discuss the Pentagon and DOJ purges, the Musk chaos, the coming SCOTUS test of “unitary executive theory,” the role of laws and norms in sustaining democracy, and more.
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CIA vs JFK
JFK researcher Jefferson Morley and Robert Wright discuss the implications of newly released documents that bear on the Kennedy assassination.
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Will Trump get locked into war in Yemen?
Justin Logan of the Cato Institute and Connor Echols discuss the renewed campaign of airstrikes against the Houthis.
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50 Days of Trump 2.0
Eric Levitz of Vox and Robert Wright discuss Elon’s ups and downs (and his darkly weird grandfather); tariff chaos; worthwhile Canadian backlash; free speech threats; oligarchic milestones; and more.
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Mutually Assured AI Malfunction
Robert Wright and Dan Hendrycks, co-author of the new paper “Superintelligence Strategy,” discuss the risks of a race toward superpowerful AI—including how it could fuel US-China conflict.
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How to Slash the Pentagon Budget
Julia Gledhill explains how to cut $60 billion in military spending this year, in a conversation with Connor Echols.
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Trump: Peacemaker or Chaos Agent?
