Robert Wright, Mickey Kaus, and David Corn discuss reasons that inflammatory rhetoric has become central to political discourse.
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Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis debate whether the overturning of Roe v. Wade will remain a motivating issue through the midterms. Robert Wright and Matthew Yglesias discuss the difficult but necessary work of thinking outside the tribe. Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus debate the fallout from the Supreme Court’s ruling that states must allow individuals to carry guns outside the home. Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss whether student knowledge about racial preferences in college admissions distorts our knowledge of black students’ real intellectual abilities. Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss growing skepticism toward Biden’s “struggle against autocracy.” Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss proposed changes to American gun laws in the wake of the most recent spate of mass shootings. Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus weigh the merits of the US’s use of sanctions. Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss the possible fragmentation of a political coalition of “people of color” in the US.
Nonzero (The Wright Show) Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus debate whether the Supreme Court’s majority is guided by conservative philosophy or just a conservative policy agenda. The Glenn Show Glenn Loury and Nikita Petrov discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and the problem of responsibility under the conditions of political repression.
Nonzero (The Wright Show) Robert Wright and Matt Duss, foreign policy advisor to Bernie Sanders, discuss the debate-terminating accusation. The Glenn Show Glenn Loury and Jonathan Haidt discuss the point where maintaining viewpoint diversity meets the necessity of advocating for specific policy positions. Nonzero (The Wright Show) Robert Wright and Russian artist and writer Nikita Petrov discuss the Russian people’s responsibility to resist disinformation. The DMZ Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis ask whether Democrats’ anti-Trump midterm strategy will win over voters angry about inflation, gas prices, and quality of life issues.