18 September 2021
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Will the Biden budget “transform” America?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus debate whether Biden’s claims about his budget are lies or ordinary political hyperbole.
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In this video:
- Mickey proposes a parking garage-based theory of everything
- Bob’s plan for passing Biden’s “soft infrastructure” bill
- Mickey does some Monday morning quarterbacking for Larry Elder
- Bob’s near-death experience with British food
- Was Mickey truly “in it to win it” in his Senate race?
- Were Mark Milley’s calls to China justified?
- The perverse incentives of the anti-China nuclear sub deal
- Mickey’s exhaustion-induced supermarket hallucination
- Would Biden’s budget really transform American life?
- Parrot Room preview: Facebook’s whitelist, the Dixie Chicks “cancellation,” loneliness, a Las Vegas shooting rabbit hole, Bob’s push to get Mickey on a dating app, the US Open, Elizabeth Holmes on trial, the mystery of Trump’s attraction to Putin, and that Nicki Minaj tweet (you know the one)
James Lindsay climbs aboard the Trump train
David Ottlinger and journalist Cathy Young discuss the controversial anti-woke crusader’s support for Donald Trump.
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Crime and Punishment and Determinism
Robert Wright and journalist Oliver Burkeman ask whether a commitment to determinism would require us to rethink our approach to criminal justice.
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A midpoint in the cultural battle of kids vs. parents
Aryeh Cohen-Wade talks with Katie Baker about her recent essay on early ’90s Nickelodeon and how children’s entertainment has changed since then.
Did the Global War on Terrorism backfire?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss whether the wars that followed 9/11 fueled homegrown terrorism.
Looking back at 9/11
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss what they’ve learned about American politics since the 9/11 attacks.
The case against The White Lotus
Critic John Ganz found the widely praised HBO series tedious and hollow.
The “fight” against CRT
Glenn Loury and Nikita Petrov discuss whether it’s helpful to think of opposition to woke anti-racism in pugilistic terms.
Who’s onboard with the Texas abortion law?
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis debate whether Texas’ controversial new abortion law risks alienating the political center.
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The spiritual challenges of climate change
Glenn Loury and historian Daniel Bessner discuss the possibility that combating climate change will require rethinking what it means to live a meaningful life.
The DMZ
The legacy of Norm MacDonald
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the late comic’s work and career.
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Rocks and race at the University of Wisconsin
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss how the University of Wisconsin should have handled recent campus protests.
Culturally Determined
A counternarrative on online disinformation
Joe Bernstein discusses his new Harper’s cover story reconsidering “fake news.”
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Will the Texas abortion law backfire?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss whether restrictions on abortion, including the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade, could eventually strengthen women’s reproductive rights.
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Can international law constrain great powers?
