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Glenn Loury (Manhattan InstituteBrown University) and Andrew Weiss (Weiss Asset Management, Boston University)

On The Glenn Show, Glenn and Andy discuss why good intentions are not enough when politicians are trying to help the poor. They consider the downsides of raising the minimum wage, which Andy likens to a “secret sales tax” on the working poor. Glenn plays devil’s advocate and brings up Australia, which has a minimum wage twice that of the US. Is there a better way to help the long-term jobless than the current unemployment insurance system? Andy recounts how his experience as an employer made him much more sympathetic to anti-regulatory arguments. Finally, are there Democrats who are willing to hear from someone like Andy?

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Recorded:Apr 22    Posted:May 26, 2014
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On this week’s DMZ, Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher weigh-in on Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance.

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Robert Wright and Arvind Narayanan, co-author of the new book AI Snake Oil—and co-host of the same-named podcast—discuss generative AI’s impact, AI uses and misuses, whether progress should (or can) be slowed, and more.

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Robert Wright and Connor Echols discuss items from this week’s Earthling.

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Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss/debate various 2024 election topics: Which candidate is less impressive? What does the Vance dossier really reveal? Is Kamala’s foreign policy looking better than Biden’s? And more.

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A New Kind of Artificial Intelligence

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Robert Wright and Timothy B. Lee, author of the Understanding AI newsletter, discuss OpenAI’s latest release: What’s with the name? How does it work? Is it worth the hype? And does it bring us closer to doom?

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Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher dissect the Kamala-Trump presidential debate.

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The Trump-Kamala Debate

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Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the presidential debate—the biggest moments, who won, and whether it will matter.