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31 October 2024

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2024 Pre-Election Extravaganza

Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus cover the waterfront ahead of next week’s Trump vs Kamala showdown. Play entire video

Is the Chip War against China Backfiring?

Robert Wright and Paul Triolo of the Albright Stonebridge Group discuss the Biden administration’s unprecedented restrictions on China’s import of microchips.

October 7th: One Year Later

Robert Wright and journalist Ron Kampeas discuss the impact of October 7 and its aftermath on American Jews, Israel’s place in US politics, Israel’s military strategy, the prospects for lasting peace, and more.

Elon Goes Full-on Trump

Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss Elon’s Trump stumping, assess the Vance-Walz vibe war, debate the Coates-CBS controversy, wax philosophical about mission impossible, and more.

Who Won the VEEP Debate?

On this week’s DMZ, Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher weigh-in on Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance.

Is the Middle East Headed toward a Regional War?

Robert Wright and Connor Echols discuss items from this week’s Earthling.

Elon, Trump, and Other Scary Billionaires

Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss whether Elon is really crazy, whether Trump is really an anti-Semite, how oligarchic the US is getting, and more.

A New Kind of Artificial Intelligence

Robert Wright and Timothy B. Lee, author of the Understanding AI newsletter, discuss OpenAI’s latest release: What’s with the name? How does it work? Is it worth the hype? And does it bring us closer to doom?

Kamala Set 3 Traps in the Debate

Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher dissect the Kamala-Trump presidential debate.

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China Viewed from China

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Robert Wright and journalist Peter Hessler, author of Other Rivers: A Chinese Education, discuss.

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Elon, Trump, and Other Enigmas

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Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the odd 2024 betting markets, Trump’s latest locker-room talk, Elon’s empathy deficit, Coates’s controversial cognitive-empathizing, and more.

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AI Snake Oil

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Robert Wright and Arvind Narayanan, co-author of the new book AI Snake Oil—and co-host of the same-named podcast—discuss generative AI’s impact, AI uses and misuses, whether progress should (or can) be slowed, and more.

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Bob v. Mickey on Trump v. Harris

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Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss/debate various 2024 election topics: Which candidate is less impressive? What does the Vance dossier really reveal? Is Kamala’s foreign policy looking better than Biden’s? And more.

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Israel-Hamas, Year One

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Robert Wright and American Prestige podcast hosts Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner assess the Gaza war, 348 days after 10/7: Biden’s role, Saudi-Israel relations, the state of the two-state solution, the pager attacks in Lebanon, and more.

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The Trump-Kamala Debate

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Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the presidential debate—the biggest moments, who won, and whether it will matter.