21 October 2020
Is socialism compatible with identity politics?
Robert Wright speaks with John Judis, author of the new book, The Socialist Awakening: What's Different Now About the Left.
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In this video:
- John’s new book, The Socialist Awakening
- Bob wonders: Am I a socialist?
- Why Americans under 40 are so receptive to socialism
- Revisiting John’s 2002 book, The Emerging Democratic Majority
- How Trump pushed Democrats to the extreme on immigration
- Is socialism compatible with identity politics?
- Can labor issues be addressed at the multinational level?
- Why Trump just can’t change
Overturning precedent
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate how Amy Coney Barrett presented her jurisprudence at the confirmation hearings.
Does capitalism reinforce racial inequality?
Glenn Loury and Adaner Usmani debate the question.
The tradition of liberal Protestantism
Robert Wright speaks with Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, author of the new book Just Faith: Reclaiming Progressive Christianity.
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Is Trump using steroids as a performance enhancing drug?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus examine the evidence.
A controversial review
Daniel Kaufman and Robert Gressis discuss Oliver Traldi’s review of philosopher Kate Manne’s new book Entitled, which sparked an online backlash.
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How meritocracy makes us less healthy
Daniel Markovits, author of the book The Meritocracy Trap: How America’s Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite, makes the case.
Has social media hijacked our minds?
Robert Wright and Josh Summers discuss The Social Dilemma, a new documentary highly critical of social media.
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The worst debate in the history of debates
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis react to the first Trump/Biden debate.
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Ice Cube’s October surprise
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss rapper Ice Cube’s influence on Trump’s plan for Black America.
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Sister Swamp-jah
Should Biden denounce “the swamp”? Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus consider.
The DMZ
Will Trump actually not show up to the next debate?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider Trump’s threat to not attend the virtual presidential debate.
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How Secretary of State Bret Stephens would deal with China
Robert Wright speaks with the New York Times columnist about foreign policy.
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The politics of Trump’s Covid
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus speculate on the fallout from the president’s diagnosis.
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Why are black students suspended more often than white students?
