9 August 2022
A midterm bellwether in Kansas?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss whether a win for abortion rights in Kansas indicates broader midterm gains for Democrats.
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In this video:
- Rip Van Kaus awakens to a frightening new reality
- Bob and Mickey scan the dial for better Christian music
- Did the Taliban sell out Ayman al-Zawahiri?
- Bob: Weapons sent to Ukraine will end up in US extremists’ hands
- Why did Nancy Pelosi go to Taiwan?
- If Trump had been reelected, would Putin have invaded Ukraine?
- Ukraine War update
- Are pro-choice Kansas voters also pro-Democrat?
- Mickey: My fears about Democratic midterm gains look more and more realistic
- Joe Manchin zags his way into supporting BBB
- Biden manages to avoid stagflation (for now)
- Parrot Room preview: Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Brittney Griner, Monkeypox, Jonah Goldberg, the (possible) fascism of JD Vance and Blake Masters, Mickey’s beef with Chris Murphy, Mikey’s defense of mansplaining, the end of social media, a small wrinkle in the midterms, Obnoxious Use of the Word “Agency” of the Week, the third party question, John Fetterman, and the LIV Tour antitrust suit
Styles of excellence
Glenn Loury and physicist Stephon Alexander, author of Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics, discuss the racial achievement gap in quantitative fields and how it might be closed.
The case against Biden’s second term
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the argument for Biden bowing out of the 2024 race.
Social media sins and the Ukraine war
Robert Wright and Rajan Menon discuss how toxic political discourse helps prolong the fighting.
A Stop the Steal for the left?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus ask whether liberals and the left could be susceptible to election fraud conspiracies.
My enemy’s enemy
Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss the risky Democratic strategy of supporting Trumpy Republican primary candidates.
Waiting for Steve Bannon
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss how damning the January 6 hearings have been for Trump and what other evidence could surface.
Is DeSantis eroding Trump’s standing in the GOP?
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the threat the Florida Governor poses to Trump’s influence and 2024 hopes.
Against the tide on Russia-Ukraine
Entrepreneur David Sacks tells Robert Wright why he speaks out on the issue.
The Glenn Show
The road to economic growth
Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, and economist Richard Wolff debate the relative merits of planned economies and free markets, as well as the rights of workers to determine the fate of the companies they work for.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Pelosi pokes the panda
Robert Wright and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman assess the wisdom of the House Speaker’s trip to Taiwan.
The Glenn Show
In defense of Clarence Thomas
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter denounce recent ugly attacks on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Shallow debate, deep divisions
Robert Wright and writer Ross Douthat discuss the state of America’s political discourse.
The Glenn Show
Casualties of the culture war
Glenn Loury and economist Rajiv Sethi debate the damage done by CRT-type initiatives in public schools and the unjust targeting of some educators and administrators.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Rage against the machine gun
