25 April 2018
Is Trump a side effect of capitalism?
Robert Wright and Jonah Goldberg, author of the new book Suicide of the West, discuss the roots of Trump’s support.
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In this video:
- Jonah’s new book, Suicide of the West
- Children of the affluent who hate affluence
- Jonah criticizes the Howard-Zinnified view of history
- The problem with Alinskyite conservatives
- Capitalism and its (white conservative) discontents
- The trouble with being a measured conservative critic of Trump (i.e., being Jonah)
- Jonah’s plan for Western Suicide prevention
“Secular” meditation as sacred
Jon Kabat-Zinn, creator of mindfulness-based stress reduction, discusses the practice’s deep Buddhist roots.
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What the Stoics thought about revenge
Ryan Holiday, author of Conspiracy, a new book on the destruction of Gawker, discusses how the Stoics might have viewed the conflict between Peter Thiel and Nick Denton. Plus: A genuine conspiracy
Comey wrestles with a pig
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis weigh whether James Comey’s memoir has sullied his reputation.
Whither the nerd?
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Miles Klee consider the place of the social outcast after nerd culture has gone mainstream.
Flirting with impeachment
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss whether it would be smart politics for Trump to fire Robert Mueller or Rod Rosenstein. Plus: Did Paul Ryan fail in his vision?
Will good television stand the test of time?
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and media critic Sonny Bunch discuss the past and future of the changing medium.
What brain imaging doesn’t tell us
Stephen Asma and Rami Gabriel discuss the limits of neuroscience in understanding human emotion and cognition.
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The Cambridge Analytica story is overblown
Michael Brendan Dougherty makes the case.
The Wright Show
Tribalism and the welfare state
David Roberts on what Trump’s policy positions say about the GOP base.
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What happened to the KKK?
Philip Menchaca and Kelly J. Baker discuss the decline of the Ku Klux Klan and the incorporation of its rhetoric into mainstream politics.
Play this clip on MeaningofLife.tvAre conservatives getting the “out-group” treatment?
Mark Kleiman and Megan McArdle discuss perceived prejudice against conservatives in academia and other fields.
Culturally Determined
Sex and the death of Backpage
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Elizabeth Nolan Brown discuss how sex workers will adapt to the federal government’s recent closure of the controversial website.
Why Medicare for All is not as simple as it sounds
Harold Pollack and David Perry point to services for the disabled as something often overlooked by supporters of single-payer healthcare.
The DMZ
Why impeachment isn’t going to happen
