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Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot: Jonathan Rauch & Peter Wehner on the Autumn of the American Patriarch
Episode 3047
“His intent is getting worse, but his capacity is diminishing. The next two years will be some kind of mad race to figure out which of these two thin…
1 week, 3 days ago
Proudly-Jewish & Never-Boring: Alan Dershowitz on His Divorce from the Democratic Party
Episode 3046
“A good divorce is better than a bad marriage, and this is a good divorce.” — Alan Dershowitz
The American lawyer Alan Dershowitz says he’s been voti…
1 week, 4 days ago
Eureka in Silicon Valley! Richard Socher on Why AI Will Unlock a New Scientific Renaissance
Episode 3045
“There’s no realistic scenario where AI wipes out all of humanity. It’s like a mix of sci-fi.” — Richard Socher
Eighteen months ago, when he last cam…
1 week, 4 days ago
Our Own Worst Enemies: Robert Pape on America’s Age of Violent Populism
Episode 3044
“Democracies don’t die silently, sleepwalking. Democracies die by going through periods of pretty serious political violence.” — Robert Pape
Forget a…
1 week, 5 days ago
Patrimonial Capitalism: Peter Hall on Trump, Orbán & Other Pitchfork-Wielding Plutocrats
Episode 3043
“I think patrimonialism is exactly the right phrase to describe the way in which the current administration is governing.” — Peter Hall
Neoliberalism…
1 week, 6 days ago
The Pursuit of Unhappiness: George Loewenstein on Why We're Wired for Misery
Episode 3042
“I think our genetic makeup makes us miserable. We evolved to be miserable.” — George Loewenstein
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Yeah, y…
2 weeks ago
Are the Doomers Now Doomed? A Bad Week for the AI Apocalypse.
Episode 3041
Last week we were panicking about a supposedly imminent AI apocalypse. Seven days later, Keith Teare argues, government oversight is about as far awa…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Mortgaging the American Dream: Joshua Specht on the Rise & Fall of US Homeownership
Episode 3040
My hometown of San Francisco has the unholy problem of a mansion shortage and mass homelessness. AI money is driving house prices to record highs, ou…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
It's Happening Here: Rosan Smits on Fascism in America & Europe
Episode 3039
“Today’s fascists don’t look at all like those from the past. What is similar is how they act. You’ll recognize the fascist by what they do.” — Rosan…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Eight Profiles in Cowardice: Jacob Weisberg on Bezos, Bush & the Other Collaborators of the MAGA Age
Episode 3038
“Since Trump’s second election we’ve been in a wave of cowardice, where people have decided — partly by observing what others like them are doing — t…
2 weeks, 4 days ago