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30 April 2026

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Aug 22, 2012 — &
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Zack Beauchamp and Michael Brendan Dougherty explore the origin of the myth that rape can’t cause pregnancy. Plus: What was Akin thinking?

Aug 21, 2012 — &
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Glenn Loury and John McWhorter explore the fraught subject. Plus: Debating affirmative action.

Aug 20, 2012 — &
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Indian journalist Samanth Subramanian describe how the legacy of caste lives on. Plus: India ♥s Iran?

Aug 19, 2012 — &
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On the debut episode of Critic Proof, Alyssa Rosenberg and Todd VanDerWerff share their predictions for the final season of the show (spoilers, obviously). Plus: Why so many sitcoms are so bad.

Aug 18, 2012 — &
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Michael C. Moynihan describes the dramatic scene when he confronted Lehrer about fabricating of Bob Dylan quotes. (NSFW) Plus: Is it too soon to rehabilitate Lehrer?

Aug 17, 2012 — &
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Bill Scher and Kristen Soltis on the vice president’s infamous “chains” gaffe. Plus: How Ryan could be a game changer.

Aug 16, 2012 — &
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Rob Farley and Matt Duss criticize a new right-wing effort to undercut the Obama administration on killing bin Laden. Plus: Paul Ryan and foreign policy.

Aug 15, 2012 — &
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Joshua Foust talks to Adalat Seeker, an exiled Turkmen dissident whose face has been obscured, about the country’s nepotistic kleptocracy.

Aug 14, 2012 — &
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Zack Beauchamp and Michael Brendan Dougherty debate. Plus: The case against human rights.

Aug 13, 2012 — &
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Glenn Loury and Joshua Cohen discuss living with prostate cancer. Plus: Why the campaign ads are so awful.

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