25 June 2022
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Who loses in the gun fight?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus debate the fallout from the Supreme Court’s ruling that states must allow individuals to carry guns outside the home.
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In this video:
- An important announcement for Bloggingheads fans
- Was Roe v. Wade doomed from its inception?
- Will the Supreme Court’s gun ruling get people killed?
- Bob: Democrats should weaponize the gun ruling
- Mickey: The January 6 hearings have been effective if unbalanced
- The pragmatic case for not indicting Trump
- Bob’s Biden replacement proposal of the week: Van Jones
- Two Trump-related hurdles for Ron DeSantis
- Ukraine update: the momentum shift is official
- A bittersweet farewell to Bloggingheads
- Mickey clarifies: He does not think sex should be illegal
- Parrot Room preview: Media bias on Ukraine, Juneteenth, Mark Shields, Bob’s killer argument against Nick Bostrom’s simulation argument, Undone, we’re all the Beatles now, a crucial test for Brexit, Mickey’s prediction about the lab leak hypothesis, Lightyear bombs, Ben Smith’s Semafor, immigration news, a “Bonesaw Golf Circuit” update, and should the government regulate AI?
Virtue signaling as foreign policy
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss growing skepticism toward Biden’s “struggle against autocracy.”
How diverse should viewpoint diversity be?
Glenn Loury and Jonathan Haidt discuss the point where maintaining viewpoint diversity meets the necessity of advocating for specific policy positions.
Should America raise the age to own a firearm?
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss proposed changes to American gun laws in the wake of the most recent spate of mass shootings.
Propaganda: explanation or excuse?
Robert Wright and Russian artist and writer Nikita Petrov discuss the Russian people’s responsibility to resist disinformation.
The unified field theory of non-whiteness
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss the possible fragmentation of a political coalition of “people of color” in the US.
Is Ukraine becoming another Syria?
Robert Wright and Syria expert Joshua Landis discuss whether US policy is helping to turn Ukraine into a devastating frozen conflict.
We must make ourselves equal
In his acceptance speech for the 2022 Bradley Prize, Glenn Loury argues that true equality for Black Americans can only result from taking up “the burdens of our freedom.”
Divided we stand?
Robert Wright and author Jonathan Haidt discuss whether America needs a unified culture to survive.
The Glenn Show
What do we know about diversity?
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss whether student knowledge about racial preferences in college admissions distorts our knowledge of black students’ real intellectual abilities.
The Wright Show
The “Putin’s talking points” smear
Robert Wright and Matt Duss, foreign policy advisor to Bernie Sanders, discuss the debate-terminating accusation.
The Wright Show
“We kill people for policies that do no f***ing good”
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus weigh the merits of the US’s use of sanctions.
The DMZ
Deflating the inflation issue
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis ask whether Democrats’ anti-Trump midterm strategy will win over voters angry about inflation, gas prices, and quality of life issues.
The Wright Show
A path to a ceasefire
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss developments in Ukraine that could lead to peace.
The Wright Show
The bad news lag
