Glenn Loury invites guests from the worlds of academia, journalism and public affairs to share insights on economic, political and social issues.
Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking.
Smart people talking about politics, policy, culture and other stuff
Liberal Bill Scher and conservative Matt Lewis meet in the rancor-free DMZ to hash out the week's political events.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with a variety of guests about culture, politics, and American society in general. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Problematic faves, dissident feminism, and poodles.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with guests about culture in all its forms—pop, high, and low—and American society in general.
Heather Hurlburt and Daniel Drezner offer unorthodox takes from inside security orthodoxy.
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The Trump Files (Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus)
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Forecasting Trump raid fallout ... Could the Dems bring back “Build Back Better”? ... Bob and Mickey compare blue-collar bona fides ... Scoring Biden's recent PR wins and losses ... What's scarier: social media, the FBI, or your Roomba? ... Ukraine war update ... Bob: How ‘defending’ Taiwan could get it invaded ... Parrot Room Preview: The Blobster…
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The Trump Files (Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus)
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Forecasting Trump raid fallout ... Could the Dems bring back “Build Back Better”? ... Bob and Mickey compare blue-collar bona fides ... Scoring Biden's recent PR wins and losses ... What's scarier: social media, the FBI, or your Roomba? ... Ukraine war update ... Bob: How ‘defending’ Taiwan could get it invaded ... Parrot Room Preview: The Blobster…
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Meet the Manhattan Institute (Glenn Loury & Reihan Salam)
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Glenn’s impact on Reihan ... How Reihan became president of the Manhattan Institute ... What is the Manhattan Institute’s relationship to Eric Adams’s administration? ... The value of dissenters ... Reihan: We’ve underinvested in our criminal justice system ... What constitutes a quality high school education? ... Michael Bloomberg’s education init…
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Meet the Manhattan Institute (Glenn Loury & Reihan Salam)
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Glenn’s impact on Reihan ... How Reihan became president of the Manhattan Institute ... What is the Manhattan Institute’s relationship to Eric Adams’s administration? ... The value of dissenters ... Reihan: We’ve underinvested in our criminal justice system ... What constitutes a quality high school education? ... Michael Bloomberg’s education init…
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The Mar-a-Lago Raid (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)
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What's happening to the AZ GOP? ... Do Democrats have the edge in the race for the Senate? ... Could DeSantis be in trouble in November? ... Should Republicans be skeptical of the FBI? ... What can we learn from the Kansas abortion referendum? ... Can the IRA save the Democrats? ...By bloggingheads.tv
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The Mar-a-Lago Raid (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)
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What's happening to the AZ GOP? ... Do Democrats have the edge in the race for the Senate? ... Could DeSantis be in trouble in November? ... Should Republicans be skeptical of the FBI? ... What can we learn from the Kansas abortion referendum? ... Can the IRA save the Democrats? ...By bloggingheads.tv
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Remnants of the Blogging Era (Robert Wright, Jonah Goldberg, and Mickey Kaus)
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Remembering the halcyon days of early Bloggingheads ... Jonah: Our institutions have become platforms for parasites ... Censorship and polarization in the social media age ... What Mickey cribbed from Jonah to jumpstart his blogging career ... How Twitter killed the blogging star ... Is Substack blogging reborn? ... What’s the matter with the moder…
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Remnants of the Blogging Era (Robert Wright, Jonah Goldberg, and Mickey Kaus)
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Remembering the halcyon days of early Bloggingheads ... Jonah: Our institutions have become platforms for parasites ... Censorship and polarization in the social media age ... What Mickey cribbed from Jonah to jumpstart his blogging career ... How Twitter killed the blogging star ... Is Substack blogging reborn? ... What’s the matter with the moder…
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After the American Century (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Daniel Bessner)
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Historian Daniel Bessner discusses his recent cover story in Harper's about the waning of US global hegemony. In a wide-ranging conversation, Aryeh and Daniel debate human nature, the true toll of the Cold War, whether conflict with China is inevitable, whether American culture is decadent, and more. Recorded July 25, 2022 LINKS Daniel's essay, "Em…
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A Biden Comeback? (Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus)
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Rip Van Kaus awakens to a frightening new reality ... Bob and Mickey scan the dial for better Christian music ... Did the Taliban sell out Ayman al-Zawahiri? ... Bob: Weapons sent to Ukraine will end up in US extremists’ hands ... Why did Nancy Pelosi go to Taiwan? ... If Trump had been reelected, would Putin have invaded Ukraine? ... Ukraine War u…
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A Biden Comeback? (Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus)
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Rip Van Kaus awakens to a frightening new reality ... Bob and Mickey scan the dial for better Christian music ... Did the Taliban sell out Ayman al-Zawahiri? ... Bob: Weapons sent to Ukraine will end up in US extremists’ hands ... Why did Nancy Pelosi go to Taiwan? ... If Trump had been reelected, would Putin have invaded Ukraine? ... Ukraine War u…
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Capitalism and Democracy in Post-Industrial America (Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, and Richard Wolff)
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A special announcement from Glenn ... Richard’s journey from quiet Marxist to public intellectual ... Why Youngstown, Ohio was left behind ... Richard: Capitalist ownership is inherently anti-democratic ... Richard’s critique of Hayekian libertarianism ... Pecuniary externalities vs. objective externalities ... Socialism’s historical track record .…
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Capitalism and Democracy in Post-Industrial America (Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, and Richard Wolff)
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A special announcement from Glenn ... Richard’s journey from quiet Marxist to public intellectual ... Why Youngstown, Ohio was left behind ... Richard: Capitalist ownership is inherently anti-democratic ... Richard’s critique of Hayekian libertarianism ... Pecuniary externalities vs. objective externalities ... Socialism’s historical track record .…
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Taiwan, Ukraine, and Pelosi (Robert Wright & Thomas Friedman)
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Tom: Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan imperils the defense of Ukraine ... Unpacking the Russia-Ukraine/China-Taiwan analogy ... Tom’s critique of Bob’s argument on Russia-Ukraine ... The dangers of humiliating and alienating China ... Does Biden have a plan for winding down the war in Ukraine – and does Putin? ... China could push Russia to end the war – so…
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Taiwan, Ukraine, and Pelosi (Robert Wright & Thomas Friedman)
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Tom: Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan imperils the defense of Ukraine ... Unpacking the Russia-Ukraine/China-Taiwan analogy ... Tom’s critique of Bob’s argument on Russia-Ukraine ... The dangers of humiliating and alienating China ... Does Biden have a plan for winding down the war in Ukraine – and does Putin? ... China could push Russia to end the war – so…
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Fear of a Black Universe (Glenn Loury & Stephon Alexander)
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Glenn and Steph’s jam session ... Steph’s adventures in the multiverse ... The parallels between black art and physics ... The centrality of self-reference in Steph’s work ... Is there a racial dimension to how excellence reveals itself in students? ... How Steph learned to level up ... Steph’s new book, Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider’s Guid…
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Fear of a Black Universe (Glenn Loury & Stephon Alexander)
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Build Back Manchin (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)
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Why did Manchin finally do the reconciliation deal? ... Will reconciliation help Democrats in November? ... Why Biden shouldn't run again ... August 2nd primary preview ...By bloggingheads.tv
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Build Back Manchin (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)
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How the Ukraine War Ends (Robert Wright & Rajan Menon)
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Rajan walks through three ways the war could end ... Assessing Ukraine’s and Russia’s military aims ... The causes and consequences of Ukraine’s optimism ... What might weaken Ukrainian and western resolve? ... How America’s toxic political discourse prolongs the war ... Does Biden have a plan? ... Do we understand Putin’s motivation ... Will Putin…
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How the Ukraine War Ends (Robert Wright & Rajan Menon)
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