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Jim’s critique of “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”
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00:59
What’s so bad about raising taxes on the rich?
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05:05
Can America accept Russia’s sphere of influence?
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19:07
Jim predicts a future of American abundance
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27:46
Cliven Bundy’s standoff as a hinge point in US history
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32:16
Why progressives should love fracking
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39:32
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Apr 24, 2014
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Thomas Piketty’s new book, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”
Jim on Piketty
Jaron Lanier’s book, “Who Owns the Future?”
Mickey Kaus’s book, “The End of Equality”
Jim’s piece, “Cliven Bundy and the Origins of the American Abundance Revolution”
Mark Schmitt on income inequality
Gregory Zuckerman’s book, “The Frackers”
The Wright Show | Apr 24, 2014 | Robert Wright & James Pinkerton
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Quantum spookiness explained!
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Avoiding a eugenics arms race
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