26 July 2024
Why didn’t the Trump shooting matter more?
Robert Wright and American Prestige podcast hosts Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner discuss.
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Trump Picks J.D. Vance
What does JD Vance mean for the future of the GOP? Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss on this week’s DMZ.
Looking for the Assassin’s Creed
Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the Trump assassination attempt and the question of when political rhetoric is too extreme.
Biden Presses On
Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss items from the Earthling, the weekend edition of the Nonzero Newsletter.
The Biden Mess
Robert Wright and Vox senior correspondent Eric Levitz discuss Biden’s defiant refusal to step down, strategies to force him off the ticket, and the odds of electoral disaster.
Biden’s Fragility, Trump’s Immunity
Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss news items that would have appeared in the Earthling, the weekend edition of the Nonzero Newsletter (had there been one).
Brave New AI World
Robert Wright and Jeffrey Ladish, Executive Director of Palisade Research, discuss superintelligence, US-China rivalry, and the perils of AI acceleration.
Reckoning with China
Robert Wright and New York Times diplomatic correspondent Edward Wong discuss Chinese history, US-China relations, and Edward’s new book, At the Edge of Empire.
Trump Hates Milwaukee
Can Biden win the debate just by stringing two sentences together? Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss on this week’s DMZ.
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Kamala’s Party
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss Harris’s liabilities, Harris’s advantages, and the crazy political season ahead.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Trump’s Acceptance, Biden’s Defiance
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss Trump’s first speech since the attempted assassination. Plus: The escalating Dem civil war over Biden, the J.D. Vance paradox, foreign policy forecasts, the “vibe shift”, and more.
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Kamala or BUST?
Is Kamala Harris the obvious choice to replace Joe Biden? Or are there better options? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Biden’s Brain
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the presidential debate, what it revealed about the president’s cognitive state, and where the Democrats could—and should—go from here.
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Presidential Debate Preview
Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss the first Biden-Trump debate of 2024.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Elon’s Sex Scandals, AI Minds, Meditation, Free Will, and Other Things
