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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)
- Should Obama go populist on health care? . 06:52
- Rationing: Will granny end up on the ice floe? . 16:30
- Three character flaws that are killing Obama . 20:07
- Mickey’s prescription for effective health care rhetoric . 29:08
- The Darwinian ethics of plastic surgery . 33:40
- Bob and Mickey’s guide to picking up women in bars . 41:56
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Robert Wright
Mickey Kaus
Robert Wright
Mickey Kaus
Recorded:Aug 6
Posted:Aug 6, 2009
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- Brad DeLong: “Why Not Just Expand Medicare”
- Jon Alter on the health insurance trap
- Atul Gawande on health care costs
- Jacob Weisberg on Obama reacting against Bush
- Ezra Klein #1 on Mediaite
- Peter Singer in NYT Magazine on health care rationing
- NYT on the Darwinian ethics of a facelift
- Conor Friedersdorf on “the neg”
- Neil Strauss’s book “The Game”
- Comment by stephanie praised by Bob
- Bob’s rebuttal to TNR review
Bloggingheads.tv | Aug 6, 2009 | Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus
The Wright Show
The desire for a loathsome enemy
Robert Wright speaks with Sally Kohn, author of the new book The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity, about how we view our political adversaries.
The Glenn Show
Two megalomaniacs, or something more?
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter debate the significance of Kanye West’s visit to the White House.
The DMZ
Has the “blue wave” already crested?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate whether Democrats still have a chance to win in November.
Culturally Determined
Politainment
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and David Ottlinger discuss what is lost when politics merges with entertainment.
Feminine Chaos
White women as victims vs. white women as oppressors
Phoebe Maltz Bovy and Kat Rosenfield discuss how race and gender intersected in the aftermath of the Kavanaugh hearings.
The Wright Show
Obama and Trump vs. “the blob”
Stephen Walt, author of the new book The Hell of Good Intentions, discusses the two presidents’ difficulties changing American foreign policy.
MeaningofLife.tv
An antidote to political tribalism: “lottocracy”
Philosopher Alex Guerrero argues that a system where politicians are selected by lottery from the general populace would heal America’s fractured politics.
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How to use an “implementation intention”
Psychologist John Bargh, author of Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do, describes a technique that helps you do hard-to-do things.
Play this clip on MeaningofLife.tvThe DMZ
Will conservative anger last until November?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate whether Republican momentum from the Kavanaugh hearings will bear out on Election Day.
MeaningofLife.tv
Is what happens on Twitter real or fake?
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