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Aug 25, 2012 — Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis

The DMZ

Matt returns to the DMZ from vacation, and relates his adventures traveling with children. Turning to politics, Matt has a theory on why ThinkProgress attacked him for thinking out loud about Todd Akin. Bill sees irony in Rush Limbaugh‘s warning against epistemic closure. Did Republicans turn on Akin just to attract women voters? Bill wants to know why the GOP is so much worse at abortion politics than it was two decades ago.

Aug 24, 2012 — Robert Wright & Gary Krist

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Aug 24, 2012 — Bryce Covert & Ramesh Ponnuru

Fireside Chats

Aug 24, 2012 — Bryce Covert & Ramesh Ponnuru

The Good Fight round 1

Aug 23, 2012 — E.J. Graff & Maggie Gallagher

The Posner Show

On The Posner Show, E.J. and Maggie debate gay marriage. Maggie argues that sex can’t be separated from reproduction. E.J. believes gay marriage is the result of changing attitudes toward marriage in general, not a cause of that change. What is the purpose of civil marriage, and is it compatible with gay marriage? Maggie explains why she thinks gay marriage could negatively affect marriage as an institution. Finally, they discuss whether children need a mother and a father.

Aug 23, 2012 — Robert Farley & Dmitry Gorenburg

Foreign Entanglements

On Foreign Entanglements, Rob speaks with Dmitry about Russian foreign and security policy. Rob asks Dmitry why the Russians have continued to support the Assad regime in Syria. They then discuss Russia’s approach to Responsibility to Protect. Rob wonders how Russia conceives of the relationship between US foreign policy and Islamic extremism. Finally, Dmitry suggests that some in the Obama administration quietly welcome the obstructionist role that Russia has played at the UN on Syria.

Aug 22, 2012 — Zack Beauchamp & Michael Brendan Dougherty

The Good Fight round 1

Aug 21, 2012 — Glenn Loury & John McWhorter

The Glenn Show

On The Glenn Show, Glenn and John discuss affirmative action and the racial achievement gap. Glenn notes the energetic debate over affirmative action that he witnessed recently in Nepal, in contrast to the exhausted and formulaic arguments over that issue in the US. John says affirmative action should be a time-limited policy in the US. Glenn and John debate whether affirmative action has a place within urban police forces that use test-based hiring. The two discuss the existence and sources of racial differences in intelligence. Is standardized testing necessary? Finally, they both reflect on having achieved high test scores in their youth.

Aug 20, 2012 — Robert Wright & Samanth Subramanian

Worldwise

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