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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Mickey Kaus (kausfiles, The End of Equality)
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Recorded:Oct 28
Posted:Oct 29, 2007
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Bloggingheads.tv | Oct 29, 2007 | Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus
The Wright Show
Why did Hezbollah intervene in Syria?
In a conversation with Robert Wright, Rania Khalek argues that the decision had less to do with Iran than most people think.
Culturally Determined
What Babe Ruth’s mother’s adultery teaches us about the history of profanity
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with John McWhorter, author of the new book Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever.
The Wright Show
Are we stuck with Covid?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss the possibility that Covid vaccines will become a permanent part of life.
The Glenn Show
Pushing back against “disinformation”
Glenn Loury and Richard Epstein discuss critical race theory and the legal history of racial redress in the US.
Psychopolitica
Is Putin a mystic?
Following the revelation that Putin owns a float tank, Nikita Petrov and John Horgan speculate that he may be the Übermensch.
Culturally Determined
“In this Ohio diner…”
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with DougJ, who runs the parody Twitter account New York Times Pitchbot, about a lazy trope of reporting on Middle America.
The Wright Show
Law and Order: Global Edition
Robert Wright and Eli Lake debate whether autocracies violate international rules and norms more than democracies.
Empire state of mind
International relations scholars John Ikenberry and Patrick Porter debate whether America is an empire.
The Wright Show
Why are we sanctioning Cuba (or anyone)?
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