3 October 2022
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Matthew Lee (Inner City Press, Predatory Bender)
- Why Obama and Rouhani aren’t shaking hands just yet . 01:02
- The Syria debate that wasn’t . 03:58
- Did Samantha Power and John Kerry diss Iran? . 13:34
- Ban Ki-moon, America’s best friend . 25:10
- How the UN lets France do whatever it wants in Africa . 28:16
- Sri Lankan massacres and Congolese rapes . 33:14
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Recorded:Sep 24
Posted:Sep 25, 2013
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Worldwise | Sep 25, 2013 | Robert Wright & Matthew Lee
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
The Russia-Ukraine powder keg
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss ways things could escalate in Ukraine after Putin’s annexation.
The Glenn Show
Where do progressives stand on civil liberties?
Glenn Loury discusses the contradictions of progressive positions on free speech and civil liberties with lawyer, law professor, and author Lara Bazelon.
The DMZ
Is Biden’s brain a problem?
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss whether the President is suffering cognitive decline or just being Joe Biden.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Putin’s downfall?
Robert Wright and Anatol Lieven discuss whether Russia’s military failures could lead to regime change in Moscow.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
The Russia-Ukraine paradox
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss whether Ukraine’s military progress makes Putin more likely to usher in catastrophe.
The DMZ
Where’s the GOP’s “Team Normal”?
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss whether non-Trumpist Republicans are normalizing election denying.
The Glenn Show
Is marriage important?
Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, and Ian Rowe, founder and CEO of Vertex Enterprise Academies, debate the meaning and significance of marriage.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Fifty shades of US-China relations
Sebastian Strangio, author of In the Dragon’s Shadow, explains why Sino-American relations look “grayer” when viewed from Southeast Asia.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Putin’s predicament
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss the political and military pressures faced by the Russian leader.
The DMZ
What’s Lindsey Graham thinking?
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