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Toppling Teddy Roosevelt the Right Way, with Jean Yarbrough
Toppling Teddy Roosevelt the Right Way, with Jean Yarbrough

Episode 195

When I heard the news that the nihilist mob plans to take down the statue of Theodore Roosevelt astride his horse in front the Natural History Museum…

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Power Line's Fab Four on Our Crazy World
Power Line's Fab Four on Our Crazy World

Episode 194

On Wednesday, “The Beatles” (John, Paul, George and Ringo Scott, and Steve) got together for a live online VIP chat session, covering everything from…

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"Apocalypse Never," with Michael Shellenberger
"Apocalypse Never," with Michael Shellenberger

Episode 193

This week’s guest is Michael Shellenberger, the founder and president of Environmental Progress, and author of an important new book, Apocalypse Neve…

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"The Coming of Neo-Feudalism," with Joel Kotkin
"The Coming of Neo-Feudalism," with Joel Kotkin

Episode 192

Joel Kotkin is one of America’s premier analysts of urbanism, urban economics, demographic change, and social trends. His brand new book, The Coming …

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"The Sixties Never Ended"—Fred Siegel Reflects on Our Mob Rule Moment
"The Sixties Never Ended"—Fred Siegel Reflects on Our Mob Rule Moment

Episode 191

When our cities start to come apart and people say it seems like 1968 all over again, that can only mean one thing: time to get in touch with Fred Si…

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Riots, Viruses, "Epistocracy," and Other Social Diseases
Riots, Viruses, "Epistocracy," and Other Social Diseases

Episode 190

Funny how the COVID-19 crisis has nearly disappeared from the news, after having been the subject of wall-to-wall media attention for three months. R…

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Ross Douthat on "The Decadent Society"
Ross Douthat on "The Decadent Society"

Episode 189

“Decadence” is one of those familiar terms that is trivialized or rendered comic by overuse—perhaps you’d say from decadence itself. And while most p…

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"This Cannot Go On"—The Breakdown of Higher Education, with John Ellis
"This Cannot Go On"—The Breakdown of Higher Education, with John Ellis

Episode 188

John Ellis John M. Ellis, distinguished professor emeritus of German literature at UC Santa Cruz, is out with a terrific new book, The Breakdown of H…

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Freedom of the Press in an Era of Fake News, with Zach Wood
Freedom of the Press in an Era of Fake News, with Zach Wood

Episode 187

Zachary Wood This episode flips the format, with my guest interviewing me for a change. Zachary Wood is a graduate of Williams College, where he was …

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Trumping Obama's Legacy, with Charles Lipson
Trumping Obama's Legacy, with Charles Lipson

Episode 186

Barack who? Is it just me, or is Obama the incredibly shrinking president, destined already to be remembered in the same league as John Tyler or Warr…

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