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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Mickey Kaus (kausfiles, The End of Equality)
- Is liberalism being supplanted? . 0:08
- Why Millennials succeeded in changing the culture of the workplace . 6:31
- James Bennet’s resignation and the “new samizdat” . 11:25
- Mickey dismisses Bob’s fears about Trump’s authoritarian potential . 20:25
- Is the New York Times now a journal of opinion? . 38:51
- Mickey laments that welfare reform didn’t work as well as he hoped . 49:30
- Bob wants progressives to think about class, not just race . 55:59
- Mickey: Conservatives should retreat on Confederate statues . 61:49
- Examining conspiracy theories about the elderly Buffalo protester . 64:40
- Lafayette Square revisited . 83:43
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Recorded:Jun 12
Posted:Jun 13, 2020
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- Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
- Ross Douthat, “The Tom Cotton Op-Ed and the Cultural Revolution”
- Christopher Sandford in the Spectator USA, “What’s it like in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone?”
- Bob’s essay, “The true Trump nightmare is finally upon us”
- Michelle Cottle on Leon Wieseltier
- Lloyd Grove on Wieseltier
- Yoffe article on a #MeToo case
- Response to Yoffe article
- New NYT op-ed editor’s statement
- Mickey agonizes over Millennial success
- Bob’s interview with Ross Douthat
- WaPo video on clearing Lafayette Square
- Bob’s interview with Michael Powell
- Eisenhower’s speech on desegregation in Little Rock
Nonzero (The Wright Show) | Jun 13, 2020 | Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus
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The Life and Legacy of William F. Buckley
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Zohran, Epstein, and Two Decades of Bob and Mickey
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Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss whether podcasts and other DIY media have put an end to gatekeeping and speech codes. Plus: Tucker for prez? William F. Buckley as proto-MAGA; and more!
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