24 January 2021
Just drop the sanctions
Robert Wright critiques the U.S.’s aggressive use of sanctions in Venezuela.
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In this video:
- Biden’s not-quite unifying appeal for unity
- The uses of impeachment
- Steve Bannon’s conspiratorial take on the inauguration
- Is Mickey’s immigration amnesty nightmare coming true?
- Could the Senate actually convict Trump?
- Biden’s disappointingly unambitious vaccination plan
- Tony Blinken’s “ridiculous” stance toward Venezuela
- What explains the (slightly) improving Covid numbers?
- Parrot Room preview: Phil Spector, more Bannon, the plan to conquer Facebook, etc.
Human rights gone wrong
Robert Wright and Marissa Conway discuss how a feminist approach to foreign policy could help protect human rights without resorting to military force.
Sex, death, and science
Nikita Petrov talks to John Horgan about his new book, Pay Attention: Sex, Death, and Science, which contextualizes big philosophical questions within the everyday thoughts of a science writer.
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Wrang-wranging the rioters
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus try to untangle what went on inside the Capitol on January 6.
How Obama enabled Trump
Glenn Loury and Daniel Bessner discuss how Obama’s missteps helped pave the way for Trump.
Arranged marriages for Millennials
Justin Murphy describes his new company that arranges marriages for Millennials and Zoomers.
“We’re storming the Capitol, it’s a revolution!”
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and historian Bill Black discuss the possible mindsets of the MAGA insurrectionists.
How did conservatives go from Burke to Alinsky?
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis explore how the right wing turned insurrectionist.
Quantum spookiness explained!
Science writer George Musser explains one of physics’ strangest concepts to John Horgan.
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Debating the merits of impeachment
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter ask whether Trump should be impeached for inciting the Capitol riot.
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The welcome platitudes of Joe Biden
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss the conciliatory tone of Biden’s inauguration address.
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A MAGA scorned
Matt Lewis and Bill Scher discuss whether the Republican Party is better off banning Donald Trump from running for president again.
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How close are we to China-level censorship?
Robert Wright and Conor Friedersdorf discuss the unprecedented power that tech companies have over speech in the US.
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Trump’s assault on Mike Pence
Robert Wright argues that Trump purposefully encouraged rioters in the Capitol to direct their ire toward his own vice president.
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Avoiding a eugenics arms race
