18 October 2018
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Has the “blue wave” already crested?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate whether Democrats still have a chance to win in November.
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In this video:
- Has the “blue wave” already crested?
- Abortion politics causes conflict between Democrats
- How Michael Avenatti is setting the tone for all 2020 hopefuls
- Can Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema escape her protester past?
- Bill: Despite the blowback, Elizabeth Warren put the ancestry issue to bed for 2020
- Matt: Warren proved she can’t go toe-to-toe with Trump
Obama and Trump vs. “the blob”
Stephen Walt, author of the new book The Hell of Good Intentions, discusses the two presidents’ difficulties changing American foreign policy.
An antidote to political tribalism: “lottocracy”
Philosopher Alex Guerrero argues that a system where politicians are selected by lottery from the general populace would heal America’s fractured politics.
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How to use an “implementation intention”
Psychologist John Bargh, author of Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do, describes a technique that helps you do hard-to-do things.
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Will conservative anger last until November?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate whether Republican momentum from the Kavanaugh hearings will bear out on Election Day.
Costs now, possible benefits for our grandkids
Glenn Loury and climate scientist Patrick T. Brown discuss the difficulties in fighting climate change.
Buddhist wisdom for the Trump era
Robert Wright speaks with Lama Surya Das about trying to view the turbulent events of the day with equanimity.
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Not your typical job interview
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate whether the level of scrutiny faced by Brett Kavanaugh or Christine Blasey Ford is justified.
Assessing a “social wealth fund”
Maha Rafi Atal and Samuel Hammond analyze the new proposal by Matt Bruenig of the People’s Policy Project.
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Politainment
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and David Ottlinger discuss what is lost when politics merges with entertainment.
Feminine Chaos
White women as victims vs. white women as oppressors
Phoebe Maltz Bovy and Kat Rosenfield discuss how race and gender intersected in the aftermath of the Kavanaugh hearings.
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Is what happens on Twitter real or fake?
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Lauren Oyler, who recently wrote about social media’s effects in The Baffler.
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Who started the new Cold War?
Robert Wright and Peter Beinart discuss the roles of Russia and the US in raising tensions between them.
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Kavanaugh the choir boy vs. Kavanaugh the party boy
