23 March 2023
To bail out or not to bail out?
Robert Wright and banking expert Richard Vague discuss the costs and benefits of the government’s decision to intervene in the Silicon Valley Bank crisis.
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In this video:
- Richard’s banking and business bona fides
- Was the Silicon Valley Bank crash a harbinger of worse to come?
- What actually caused SVB’s collapse?
- Richard: SVB failed risk management 101
- Costs and benefits of the SVB bailout
- The Fed’s oft-forgotten original role
- Did the deregulation SVB lobbied for doom it?
- Overtime preview: Richard’s career highlights; cognitive empathy in commerce; how to hire like a boss; and more!
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Biden insults Xi Jinping, Xi rebukes America
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss escalating US-China tensions.
The Scott Adams controversy
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When anti-racism comes for anti-racists
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter talk with Villanova Professor Vincent Lloyd about his experience with a seminar gone awry.
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The DMZ
Ron DeSantis’s Ukraine Bet
On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the SVB bank crisis—is “wokeness” to blame? Plus: Should DeSantis copy Trump’s “America First” approach to Ukraine? And will we miss Mitch McConnell when he’s gone?
The DMZ
Fiery But Mostly Peaceful
On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis ask: What happened to Tucker Carlson? Plus: Scott Adams’ explanation/excuse; Is Trump back on top in the GOP primary?; Could Fox News lose Trumpists?; And did Biden do the right thing on the DC crime bill?
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All sticks, no carrots
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss the Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy.
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Blinky, The Three-Eyed Fish
On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the East Palestine situation—has it derailed Biden… and Buttigieg? Plus: Trump vs. DeSantis vs. who else? And has CPAC lost its cachet?
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Is the US provoking a cold war with China?
