15 September 2019
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Is civic nationalism enough?
Robert Wright speaks with Eric Kaufmann, author of the new book Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration, and the Future of White Majorities, about what kind of national identity Americans should embrace.
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In this video:
- Eric’s new book on populism and immigration, Whiteshift
- Why it’s counterproductive to call Trump supporters racist
- Eric’s vision of an American ethnic nationalism
- Bob: Ideally, shouldn’t we get past ethnicity?
- Will mixed-race children of the future identify as white?
- Debating whether a purely civic nationalism is viable
- The real reasons most white voters backed Trump
- The two Democrats who Eric thinks would do best against Trump
- Is ethnic affinity in our genes?
The traits that make your self yourself
Robert Wright speaks with psychologist Nina Strohminger about her research on the essential components of the self.
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The Bret Stephens bedbug affair
Daniel Bessner and Eli Lake debate whether the NYT columnist was treated unfairly during the Twitter brouhaha.
Why Glenn Loury moved right (again)
Loury, in a conversation with Robert Wright, discusses the issues that pushed him back toward conservatism in recent years.
Climate change as culture war
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss the political difficulties of finding consensus on fighting climate change.
What comes after postmodernism?
Daniel Kaufman and E. John Winner envision a future of cultural stagnation.
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Who needs local journalism?
Bill Scher speaks with Graham Vyse of Governing, which went out of business today, about journalism and the decline of local media.
Does #MeToo infantilize women?
Robert Wright talks with Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy, hosts of Feminine Chaos.
Shakespeare and CGI
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and David Ottlinger consider the effect that verisimilitude has on art, from the CGI Lion King remake and special effects blockbusters like Avengers to King Lear.
The DMZ
Trump’s wavering on Iran
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss Trump’s changing positions on the Iran nuclear deal from the 2016 campaign to the present.
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Critiquing the 1619 Project
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter cast a critical eye on the popular New York Times Magazine project that reconsiders the history of American slavery.
Culturally Determined
Fighting the online war
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Joanna Mang, who wrote recently about the feminist blog Shakesville and its commenters, about what we think we’re doing when we argue online.
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Can quantum physics solve the free will and mind-body puzzles?
Robert Wright speaks with Alexander Wendt, author of the book Quantum Mind and Social Science, about two of philosophy’s most intractable problems.
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Are stereotypes rational?
Glenn Loury speaks with Rajiv Sethi, co-author of the new book Shadows of Doubt: Stereotypes, Crime, and the Pursuit of Justice.
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Why does Freud persist?
