22 October 2020
Why the “long tail” thesis was wrong
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with William Deresiewicz, author of the new book The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech.
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In this video:
- Bill’s new book, The Death of the Artist
- Why the “long tail” thesis was wrong
- How did the early dream of the Internet die?
- Blockbuster consolidation in fine art
- Luck and privilege
- Is art school a pyramid scheme?
- What is to be done? Bill has some thoughts
- Will the pandemic finish off the arts?
- Wokism as a moral figleaf for careerist college students
Ice Cube’s October surprise
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss rapper Ice Cube’s influence on Trump’s plan for Black America.
Sister Swamp-jah
Should Biden denounce “the swamp”? Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus consider.
Overturning precedent
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate how Amy Coney Barrett presented her jurisprudence at the confirmation hearings.
Does capitalism reinforce racial inequality?
Glenn Loury and Adaner Usmani debate the question.
Is Trump using steroids as a performance enhancing drug?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus examine the evidence.
A controversial review
Daniel Kaufman and Robert Gressis discuss Oliver Traldi’s review of philosopher Kate Manne’s new book Entitled, which sparked an online backlash.
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How meritocracy makes us less healthy
Daniel Markovits, author of the book The Meritocracy Trap: How America’s Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite, makes the case.
The politics of Trump’s Covid
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus speculate on the fallout from the president’s diagnosis.
The DMZ
The two Joe Bidens
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the competing moderate and left-wing influences on a Biden presidency.
The Wright Show
Is socialism compatible with identity politics?
Robert Wright speaks with John Judis, author of the new book, The Socialist Awakening: What’s Different Now About the Left.
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The tradition of liberal Protestantism
Robert Wright speaks with Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, author of the new book Just Faith: Reclaiming Progressive Christianity.
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Will Trump actually not show up to the next debate?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider Trump’s threat to not attend the virtual presidential debate.
The Wright Show
How Secretary of State Bret Stephens would deal with China
Robert Wright speaks with the New York Times columnist about foreign policy.
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Has social media hijacked our minds?
