23 October 2021
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Bill Scher (Real Clear Politics, Politico) and Matt K. Lewis (The Daily Beast, MattLewis.org)
On The DMZ, Matt says that the Obamacare website failures give the GOP a chance to make a larger argument about big government. Bill and Matt take different sides in the debate between Joan Walsh and Ezra Klein over how liberal pundits should react to healthcare.gov’s glitches. Matt wants conservatives to realize that a Reagan-like savior will be not coming to rescue the movement. Will Republicans leave Reagan nostalgia behind in 2016? They ponder whether immigration reform is coming back from the dead. Plus: The meaning of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s embrace of Medicaid expansion.
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Bill Scher
Matt K. Lewis
Bill’s piece, “5 other botched rollouts of government programs”
Patrick Ruffini on healthcare.gov
Joan Walsh’s piece, “Liberal pundit fail”
David Auerbach at Slate on coding
Brian Beutler’s reply to Walsh
Matt’s piece, “The second coming of Reagan isn’t going to save the GOP”
Peter Beinart on the political leanings of Millennials
Bill on immigration reform
Matt on the GOP losing young evangelicals
WSJ on the Southern Baptist Convention
Jill Lawrence on John Kasich
The DMZ | Oct 24, 2013 | Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis
The Wright Show
Steve Bannon, public enemy
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss Bannon’s role in ramping up the January 6 riot.
The Glenn Show
What’s happening to New York’s top high schools?
Glenn Loury and Wai Wah Chin, Charter President of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York, discuss recent attempts to change admissions standards for New York City exam schools.
The DMZ
Keeping infrastructure on track
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss whether Democrats can get the infrastructure deal done by the November 1 deadline.
The Wright Show
In defense of whataboutism
Robert Wright and Steven Pinker, author of the book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, discuss the usefulness of a much-derided rhetorical maneuver.
Culturally Determined
The case for Jewish anger
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Dara Horn, author of the new book People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present.
The Wright Show
Is Trump a rational actor?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus ask whether Trump’s threat to undermine Republicans in the midterms is a calculated move or just a bid for attention
The Glenn Show
Behind the New York Times “megaphone”
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss how John is perceived now that he writes for the Times.
The DMZ
Is Dave Chappelle serious?
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis debate whether Chappelle should be held responsible for the political content in his latest stand-up special.
The Wright Show
Is journalistic neutrality obsolete?
Robert Wright and Aryeh Cohen-Wade debate whether the ideal of objectivity in reporting is a concept whose time has passed.
Culturally Determined
The Bard of Twitter
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