27 October 2021
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Steve Bannon, public enemy
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss Bannon’s role in ramping up the January 6 riot.
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In this video:
- Mickey: Sinema’s tax plan is screwing up the infrastructure bill
- Bob: It’s a political mistake to cut free community college
- Did Biden accidentally commit to defending Taiwan against attack?
- Why you shouldn’t worry about China’s new missile
- JD Vance’s weird tweet about Alec Baldwin
- Can Trump be convinced not to run in 2024?
- Bob: Steve Bannon is still an extremely dangerous person
- US Covid numbers remain inscrutable
- Parrot Room preview: What Dave Chappelle said about Mike Pence, Merrick Garland’s conflict of interest, how to bribe Trump into staying out of the race, death threats in politics, more car advice, Bob takes another crack at besting Mickey’s joke, meditation retreats, Bob defends “the pounce move,” Alec Baldwin, King Juan Carlos’s sex drive, and the French election
In defense of whataboutism
Robert Wright and Steven Pinker, author of the book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, discuss the usefulness of a much-derided rhetorical maneuver.
The case for Jewish anger
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Dara Horn, author of the new book People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present.
Is Trump a rational actor?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus ask whether Trump’s threat to undermine Republicans in the midterms is a calculated move or just a bid for attention
Behind the New York Times “megaphone”
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss how John is perceived now that he writes for the Times.
Is journalistic neutrality obsolete?
Robert Wright and Aryeh Cohen-Wade debate whether the ideal of objectivity in reporting is a concept whose time has passed.
Is Biden fostering a MAGA resurgence?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss whether Biden’s falling popularity will galvanize a 2024 Trump run.
The corrosive influence of low-dollar donors
Matt K. Lewis argues that politicians who rely primarily on small donations tend to be more hardline and partisan than those with big donors.
Russian Cosmism
Nikita Petrov and John Horgan discuss Russian philosopher Nikolai Fyodorov, who claimed that immortality can be reached through science, but we will only deserve it if we resurrect all previous generations.
The Glenn Show
What’s happening to New York’s top high schools?
Glenn Loury and Wai Wah Chin, Charter President of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York, discuss recent attempts to change admissions standards for New York City exam schools.
The DMZ
Keeping infrastructure on track
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss whether Democrats can get the infrastructure deal done by the November 1 deadline.
The DMZ
Is Dave Chappelle serious?
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis debate whether Chappelle should be held responsible for the political content in his latest stand-up special.
Culturally Determined
The Bard of Twitter
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with the anonymous person who tweets as William Shakespeare.
The Glenn Show
The truth about redlining
Glenn Loury and historian David E. Kaiser discuss the history of redlining and black wealth accumulation after World War II.
The Wright Show
From My Lai to Abu Ghraib
