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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 coming Comey blowback: What form will reaction against the FBI director’s firing take—in the streets, in Congress, in the bureaucracy? Robert Wright and Aryeh Cohen-Wade discuss. http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/46063?in=14:00&out=22:19
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Sex and the death of Backpage: Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Elizabeth Nolan Brown discuss how sex workers will adapt to the federal government's recent closure of the controversial website. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

0:24 Explaining FOSTA, the new anti–sex trafficking law 4:59 Could this be the beginning of the end of the open Internet? 9:55 Elizabeth: FOSTA’s sponsors ar...
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A genuine conspiracy: Ryan Holiday, author of "Conspiracy," a new book on the destruction of Gawker, explains how Peter Thiel worked behind the scenes against the website. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

0:19 Ryan’s new book on the destruction of Gawker, "Conspiracy" 13:11 What the Stoics thought about revenge 18:08 Why Hulk Hogan slept with Bubba the Love Sp...
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Did Paul Ryan fail in his vision? Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss the House Speaker’s brand of conservatism in the age of Trump.
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00:00 4/11/18, the busiest news day of Trump’s presidency 03:33 Did Paul Ryan fail in his vision? 15:00 Bill: Ryan wasted time trying to repeal Obamacare 26:...
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Will good television stand the test of time? Aryeh Cohen-Wade and media critic Sonny Bunch discuss the past and future of the changing medium. https://youtu.be/nAoU44GyNDM?t=497

00:00 Keeping up in the age of Peak TV 08:17 Will there ever be a “canon” of television? 14:07 How the streaming business model has changed media consumption...
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Why Medicare for All is not as simple as it sounds: Harold Pollack and David Perry point to services for the disabled as something often overlooked by supporters of single-payer healthcare. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

8:05 Caring for a loved one with a disability 14:24 Sarah Palin’s lost opportunity on disability rights 20:42 Critiquing the Democrats on disability policy 2...
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The Cambridge Analytica story is overblown: Michael Brendan Dougherty makes the case. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

0:05 How Michael landed at National Review 6:11 Are there any upsides to Trump? 12:42 Michael: The “decline of the liberal world order” narrative is BS 28:28...
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Why impeachment isn’t going to happen: Bill Scher argues that pushing for impeachment is a waste of effort and that a criminal indictment of the president is a surer outcome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=24&v=zIJV9yWqWOE

0:24 Bill: Trump won’t be impeached—but he might be indicted 9:31 Indict now, have the trial after Trump leaves office? 14:20 You can indict a ham sandwich, ...
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The #MeToo moment in children’s publishing: Phoebe Maltz-Bovy and Kat Rosenfield discuss whether authors of children's literature should be held to a higher ethical standard than creators in other fields. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=42&v=nv7nDYDjXL0

00:42 Sherman Alexie and children’s publishing’s #MeToo moment 06:55 If consent is given, can a romantic situation still be not okay? 16:44 Is romance inhere...
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“Most scientists are not scientific”: Bret Weinstein critiques the way modern science is done. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

0:16 Recounting Bret’s tumultuous exit from Evergreen State 13:53 Bret: Intersectionality is an “invitation to bad actors” 24:30 Is racism in the genes? 32:2...
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The march in Gaza: Yousef Munayyer of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights discusses the protest that drew a violent response from Israeli forces. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

0:46 The historical backdrop of last week’s protest in Gaza 17:06 Yousef: Israel had no justification for the use of lethal force 33:52 What were the Israeli...
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Roseanne returns: Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss the rebooted show’s sympathetic representation of Trump voters.
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Is racism in the genes? Robert Wright and Bret Weinstein disagree. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

0:16 Recounting Bret’s tumultuous exit from Evergreen State 13:53 Bret: Intersectionality is an “invitation to bad actors” 24:30 Is racism in the genes? 32:2...
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Why do NeverTrump writers keep getting hired? Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Sarah Jones consider the question in light of The Atlantic hiring Kevin D. Williamson. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

0:50 The Atlantic‘s controversial hiring of Kevin D. Williamson 5:30 Why do NeverTrump writers keep getting jobs? 12:43 The linked histories of pornography a...
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Majority rule in higher ed: In light of Amy Wax's controversial comments on affirmative action, John McWhorter explains why he reluctantly agrees with UPenn's response.
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00:37 Glenn recaps the Amy Wax affirmative action controversy 09:56 John’s take on the delicate issue of racial performance disparity 19:16 When does represe...
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Is preoccupation with Russia hurting the left? Robert Wright and Aaron Maté consider. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

0:22 The Real News, a viewer-supported site 4:57 Why Aaron, like some others on the left, is a Russiagate skeptic 22:04 What we talk about when we talk about...
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John Bolton’s short fuse: Heather Hurlburt and Daniel Drezner share worries about the next National Security Advisor. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

0:39 Gary Cohn, we hardly knew ye 5:26 The incoherence of Trump’s trade policy 12:06 Why the current debate about trade is out of date 17:11 Will Mike Pompeo...
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