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Are you more or less optimistic about America and the world than you were in 2005?

For our tenth anniversary, we asked some of the BhTV’s oldest friends to reflect on the past decade. In this montage: George Johnson, Michelle Goldberg, Glenn Loury, Bill Scher, Matt Lewis, Heather Hurlburt, Robert Farley, David Corn, John Horgan, David Frum, Sarah Posner, Matthew Yglesias, Ann Althouse, John McWhorter, Andrew Sullivan, and Megan McArdle.

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10th Anniversary | Jan 16, 2016 | Are you more or less optimistic about America and the world than you were in 2005?

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

The Dam Breaks in Ukraine

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Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss the crowded GOP primary, Trump’s indictment, Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Timothy Snyder’s Ukraine analysis, Tucker’s new Twitter show, and more.

The Glenn Show

How did MLK become MLK?

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Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss the historical circumstances that led to Martin Luther King’s rise in the Civil Rights Movement.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Ukraine and the Western Media

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Robert Wright talks to Branko Marcetic about Kyiv’s offensive, the western media’s coverage of the war, and whether the US could have prevented the war.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

The New World Disorder

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Robert Wright and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman discuss Iran-Saudi Arabia, Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, and other geopolitical conundrums.

The Glenn Show

Does African American history need African American studies?

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Glenn Loury speaks with education activist Charles Love and Florida public high school teacher Donique Rolle about African American history in the classroom.

The DMZ

Who Won The Debt Ceiling Deal?

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Who came out ahead in the debt limit deal? Biden? McCarthy? Both? Neither? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Is it time for an AI-safety Manhattan Project?

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Samuel Hammond of the Foundation for American Innovation explains his ambitious plan to Robert Wright.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

DeSantis’s and Ukraine’s Incursions

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Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss worrisome Ukraine war developments, Putin’s chances of going nuclear, DeSantis’s bumpy declaration, the debt ceiling fight, and more!

The Glenn Show

The Jordan Neely problem

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Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss the killing of Jordan Neely on the New York City subway and the sometimes alarming nature of encounters with the homeless and mentally ill.

The DMZ

It’s Ron DeSantis Day!

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On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis go deep on DeSantis: Did he miss his moment? Is his gubernatorial record all that good? And why he is spending so much time with Elon Musk?