On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss Zelensky’s visit to the US—is he waging a “war against Christians”? Plus: Christmas movies and music picks, Cenk Uygur’s beef with Bill, and the (allegedly) fabricated bio of George Santos.

Political scientist Adam Dean, author of the new book Opening Up by Cracking Down, explains what he thinks some mainstream views of trade liberalization are missing.

Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss the claim that Fauci funded research that killed millions.

Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss how seriously we should treat Kanye West’s recent antisemitic remarks.

Did DeSantis outflank Trump on COVID vaccinations? Did he go too far? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss (and debate) on this week’s DMZ. Plus: the GOP’s speakership fight and whether overturning Roe v. Wade made abortion less of a political litmus test.

Economist Anders Aslund explains what he didn’t like about Robert Wright’s Washington Post article on Ukraine diplomacy.

Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus debate Matt Taibbi’s and Elon Musk’s handling of the first installment of the Twitter Files.

In this excerpt from a debate moderated by LaJuan Loury, economists Glenn Loury and Richard Wolff debate the status of socialism in present-day America.

Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss how the Georgia Senate runoff result could affect the GOP.

Robert Wright and Mónica Guzmán, author of the book I Never Thought of It That Way, discuss a common obstacle to comprehending opposing perspectives.