7 December 2019
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Racially charged hoaxes
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter react to a new documentary alleging a conspiracy in the Trayvon Martin case.
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Varieties of mystical experience
Robert Wright speaks with Jay Michaelson, author of the new book Enlightenment by Trial and Error, about enlightenment in the Buddhist and Jewish traditions.
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How billionaires can avoid paying taxes
Economist Laurence Kotlikoff explains.
The case for dragging out impeachment
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss whether Democrats should wait for other shoes to drop.
Gen X feminists vs. Millennial feminists
Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy speak with Meghan Daum, author of the new book The Problem with Everything.
A changed heart vs. a false front
David Ottlinger speaks with philosopher J.P. Messina about the distorting effects of social censorship.
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Which Democrat should Trump most fear?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus rate the candidates.
A thin membrane between life and magic
Robert Wright speaks with Michael Powell, author of the new book Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation, about the syncretism of traditional and Christian religion among the Navajo.
The meaning of “ok boomer”
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Daniel Kaufman analyze the meme that young people are using to dismiss their elders.
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The disappointing personal morality of moral philosophers
Daniel Kaufman and Massimo Pigliucci discuss whether philosophy makes one better at living.
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Daniel Drezner and Daniel Bessner analyze the differences between how Warren and Sanders view the world.
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How empathy can tear us apart
Robert Wright speaks with psychologist Paul Bloom about a new study on empathy and political polarization.
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How Booker struck out
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis analyze the senator from New Jersey’s inability to stick to his core brand.
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How to get old people to care more about climate change
Glenn Loury talks to economist Laurence Kotlikoff, co-author of the new paper “Making Carbon Taxation a Generational Win Win.”
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Why a wealth tax probably wouldn’t work
