27 September 2023
Would dumping Biden help or harm the Dems’ 2024 chances?
Robert Wright and journalist Sarah Posner discuss the issue.
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In this video:
- Sarah’s vexing exile from X/Twitter
- Sarah’s next book project
- Would dumping Biden help or harm the Dems’ 2024 chances?
- Who could bump Trump from the GOP ticket?
- Sarah: The Dems’ key to victory is…
- Will the “war on woke” be relevant in 2024?
- The thing that most worries Sarah about the election
- Heading to Overtime
Lowered Standards
What does Rep. Boebert’s groping, the end of the Senate dress code, Kristi Noem’s alleged affair, and VA state legislative candidate Susanna Gibson’s online sex side hustle have in common? Maybe nothing? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.
Is President Zelensky thinking clearly about Ukraine’s military chances?
Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute and Robert Wright discuss the issue.
Shutdowns and Impeachments
Is Speaker McCarthy steering the government towards shutdown or is there a method to his madness? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.
Biden’s Bandwidth Problems
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus also discuss Walter Isaacson’s Elon-Ukraine walk-back, Biden replacement theories, Romney’s retirement, Ukraine war developments, and more.
A People-Centered View of Russia-Ukraine
Robert Wright and feminist activist Almut Rochowanski discuss the war’s causes and consequences.
Should we listen to election deniers?
Glenn and John debate Glenn’s decision to record an episode with political scientist Carol Swain, who claims that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election from Donald Trump.
Do large language models reverse engineer the human mind?
Robert Wright and Timothy B. Lee discuss artificial intelligence.
Is DEI Unconstitutional?
Glenn Loury and political scientist Carol Swain debate whether the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision will have consequences for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Biden’s Border Disorder
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus also discuss Bob Menendez’s corruption indictment, the issue that could sink Trump’s campaign, the mystery of America’s open border, the state of Ukraine’s international support, and more.
The Glenn Show
Is the “Spirit” of Affirmative Action Dead?
Is it possible to implement a fairer version of affirmative action without jettisoning race from the process entirely? Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, and literary scholar Tyler Austin Harper debate the question.
The Glenn Show
Does Title IX protect trans people?
Glenn Loury and political scientist Shep Melnick discuss attempts to use old civil rights law to protect new identity categories.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Biden Bets on Ukraine
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus also discuss Americans’ economic pessimism, punishments for January 6 rioters, why Russia may be ready for peace talks, and more.
The DMZ
It’s the Economy (Not Age!), Stupid
