21 January 2022
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Debating “Biden-Cheney 2024?”
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Chris Novembrino consider Tom Friedman's controversial column that argued for a cross-party coalition to oppose Trump.
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In this video:
- Culturally Determined is leaving BhTV, so here’s how to keep following the show
- Tom Friedman’s controversial column, “Biden-Cheney 2024?”
- Why Israel’s anti-Netanyahu coalition could never happen in the US
- Aryeh’s defense of Friedman’s column
- A Hamilton song on Zoom, and other absurdities of centrist liberalism
- Chris: Any “grand coalition” would need to have Bernie and AOC in the lead
- Returning to the “is Trump a fascist” debate
- Has Trump moved on to other grifts?
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