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Should the media moderate its Comey coverage? Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate whether journalists are overreacting to the FBI director’s firing. http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/46075?in=29:00&out=36:16
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The fascist next door: Conor Friedersdorf considers the possibility that some people are wired to want an authoritarian state. http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/45972?in=07:49&out=12:42
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The gospel of the left: John McWhorter says that some liberal activists treat their cause like it’s their religion. http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/46049?in=33:12&out=38:38
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Is Steve Bannon just a stopped clock? Bill Scher and Matt Lewis analyze Bannon’s anti-establishment strategy in the wake of Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama.
https://youtu.be/GTq5EY9TQ-c?t=1216

Doug Jones: A sign of more to come? | Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis [The DMZ]
01:49 Bill and Matt are both happy about Alabama 06:15 How Doug Jones’s temperament defused his pro-choice stance 11:55 The first victory in a coming Dem wav...
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Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Katy Waldman discuss the apologies of Louis C.K. and other men who have been accused of sexual harassment.
https://youtu.be/YlV8A6AfBUc?t=888

The problem with public apologies | Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Katy Waldman
00:15 Plumbing the psychological depths of Donald Trump Jr. 06:02 Is the real thing he’s hunting for just daddy’s love? 08:42 Making sense of Billy Bush’s re...
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Is Roy Moore hurting the pro-life cause?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss the threat the candidate poses to the GOP's core identity.
https://youtu.be/R7rIr1alWGI?t=511

Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis [The DMZ]
00:00 Being Mormon in an evangelical Christian party 08:32 Is Moore hurting the pro-life cause? 18:40 Matt: Like any other tax bill, the GOP’s will have winn...
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When unions show no sign of return: Brink Lindsey, co-author of the new book The Captured Economy, argues that the decline labor unions necessitates a modern solution to worker representation.
https://youtu.be/rKzx8IH2pPQ?t=2775

Libertarianism with a heart | Joshua Cohen & Brink Lindsey
00:00 What Brink’s new book The Captured Economy says about the balance between equality and liberty 10:34 Why do the US and Uganda have similar inequality m...
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Surviving college as a conservative: Philippe Lemoine on how conservative students learn to thrive on liberal college campuses.
https://youtu.be/pAKNc2QPWPw?t=2600

Race and Crime in America | [The Glenn Show]
01:41 How a Frenchman became interested in race and crime in the US 07:53 Philippe questions the stats on drug-related prison sentences 16:00 How “liberal gu...
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After the purge: Judith Shulevitz on whether the sexual misconduct scandals will usher in a woman-friendly workplace.
https://youtu.be/o9n4UTH35do?t=2846

Robert Wright & Judith Shulevitz [The Wright Show]
00:00 Bob and Judith try to rank the sexual predators in terms of badness, from Harvey Weinstein on down 06:23 Male power in all its variety 21:00 Are we ent...
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“Are you 18 or older?” Kate Lister, author of the upcoming book A Curious History of Sex, explains how overexposure to pornography is changing sex norms for teenagers.
https://youtu.be/p6jToXu7A24?t=2195

Porn: Past and present| Wiliam R. Black & Kate Lister
00:00 How Kate created the website Whores of Yore 06:05 A people’s history of sex work 13:32 Body-positive messaging from Victorian pornography 25:39 Kate’s ...
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Reevaluating Biden in the wake of Weinstein: Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss Joe Biden's 2020 chances in light of his history with women.
https://youtu.be/LjDIH_7Tp7M?t=2150

| Bill Scher & Matt Lewis [The DMZ]
00:36 James O’Keefe’s failed WaPo sting as a microcosm of conservative dysfunction 10:22 Was O’Keefe coordinating with Roy Moore’s campaign? 17:40 Bill: 2020...
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Does Trump deserve respect? Glenn Loury and political scientist Steve Teles, co-author of the new book The Captured Economy, debate whether popular culture’s open rejection of Trump does harm to the legitimacy of the presidential office.
https://youtu.be/fhDSXtTN8g4?t=2130

The Captured Economy | Glenn Loury & Steven Teles [The Glenn Show]
01:42 When and where does income redistribution make sense? 09:44 Why the decline of the small-town country club matters 16:37 How today’s politics brought o...
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Send a message: Don’t vote

Jorge Juan Rodriguez V explains how voter abstention made a powerful political statement in Puerto Rico’s recent independence plebiscite.
https://youtu.be/KgIboTEwLmw?t=1696

Puerto Rico's new colonialism | William R. Black & Jorge Juan Rodriguez V
00:40 Jorge on why studying religion is studying reality 05:02 How do you “de-colonize” religion? Make it the central point of life 11:36 Jorge: “The state p...
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‘An exercise in tolerance for self-loathing’: Omar El Akkad discusses the work of writing his dystopian novel, American War.
https://youtu.be/FWwPXl1pdFg?t=912

American War | Aryhe Cohen-Wade & Omar El Akkad [Culturally Determined]
00:10 Omar’s new dystopian novel, American War 03:18 A future where fossil fuels lead to civil war 07:45 How the novel's narrator shows "the violence of mall...
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The freedom not to starve: Historian Thomas Knock, author of The Rise of a Prairie Statesman, discusses George McGovern’s deep insight into the political conditions of South Vietnam.
https://youtu.be/xKXMvALZyH0?t=3431

From George McGovern to Bernie Sanders | Ryan Cooper & Thomas Knock
01:08 How Tom came to study Senator and failed presidential candidate George McGovern 05:10 McGovern’s successful career in agricultural policy 11:44 How McG...
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The Televised Resistance: Writer Christa Blackmon explains why jokes made at Trump’s expense aren’t necessarily politically subversive.
https://youtu.be/w51VBU0QAIs?t=3173

Are Holocaust jokes ever funny? | Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Christa Blackmon [Culturally Determined]
00:00 Charlie Chaplin’s controversial depiction of Hitler in The Great Dictator 13:15 Making Hitler jokes after the Holocaust was made known 21:03 How The Pr...
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Should Al Franken step down?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis weigh the senator’s political options.
https://youtu.be/wjyjAwh8M9Y?t=669

Should Al Franken resign? | Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis
00:00 Making sense of the wave of sexual assault allegations 10:46 Should Al Franken resign? 17:43 History lesson: How Taft raised taxes and split the Republ...
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Arguing the right way: Social psychologist and 2017 MacArthur “Genius” grant winner Betsy Levy Paluck on how to communicate across the aisle.
https://youtu.be/GkofmAc5QHg?t=1933

Arguing the right way | Robert Wright & Betsy Levy Paluck [The Wright Show]
00:00 Betsy’s work on prejudice and conflict earns her a MacArthur “Genius” grant 12:35 Betsy: Media tells us what other people think 22:07 Across tribal div...
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What our laws say about who we are: William R. Black and Jorge Juan Rodriguez V discuss how religion and statecraft can't be separated in the telling of American and Puerto Rican history. https://youtu.be/KgIboTEwLmw?t=895

Puerto Rico's new colonialism | William R. Black & Jorge Juan Rodriguez V
00:40 Jorge on why studying religion is studying reality 05:02 How do you “de-colonize” religion? Make it the central point of life 11:36 Jorge: “The state p...
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