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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and James Pinkerton (Fox News, The American Conservative, Serious Medicine Strategy)
- Jim’s critique of “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” . 00:59
- What’s so bad about raising taxes on the rich? . 05:05
- Can America accept Russia’s sphere of influence? . 19:07
- Jim predicts a future of American abundance . 27:46
- Cliven Bundy’s standoff as a hinge point in US history . 32:16
- Why progressives should love fracking . 39:32
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James Pinkerton
Recorded:Apr 23
Posted: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
The Wright Show
Wrang-wranging the rioters
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus try to untangle what went on inside the Capitol on January 6.
The Glenn Show
How Obama enabled Trump
Glenn Loury and Daniel Bessner discuss how Obama’s missteps helped pave the way for Trump.
The DMZ
A MAGA scorned
Matt Lewis and Bill Scher discuss whether the Republican Party is better off banning Donald Trump from running for president again.
Culturally Determined
Arranged marriages for Millennials
Justin Murphy describes his new company that arranges marriages for Millennials and Zoomers.
The Wright Show
How close are we to China-level censorship?
Robert Wright and Conor Friedersdorf discuss the unprecedented power that tech companies have over speech in the US.
Culturally Determined
“We’re storming the Capitol, it’s a revolution!”
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and historian Bill Black discuss the possible mindsets of the MAGA insurrectionists.
The Wright Show
Trump’s assault on Mike Pence
Robert Wright argues that Trump purposefully encouraged rioters in the Capitol to direct their ire toward his own vice president.
The DMZ
How did conservatives go from Burke to Alinsky?
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis explore how the right wing turned insurrectionist.
MeaningofLife.tv
Quantum spookiness explained!
Science writer George Musser explains one of physics’ strangest concepts to John Horgan.
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Avoiding a eugenics arms race
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