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Trump's Assault on Universities - 344
Episode 343
Today we are bringing back David Austin Walsh to talk about the Trump/Musk attack on American higher education--not just DEI programs, but advanced s…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Power of Propaganda with Hannah Arendt - 220 UNLOCKED
Episode 354
Ryan is on vacation this week, so here's an episode from the archives.
Today we're discussing the article "Truth and Politics" by Hannah Arendt. We t…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Failure of Constitutional Theory - 343
Episode 353
Today we are talking to Harvard Law Professor Mark Tushnet about his book Who Am I to Judge: Judicial Craft versus Constitution Theory. It’s common t…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Biggest Asshole in History PREVIEW
Episode 352
Today we are discussing the book Assholes: A Theory, by Aaron James. It turns out there are important distinctions between the asshole, the douchebag…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Tech Oligarch Consent Machine - 341
Episode 351
This time we've got Eoin Higgins on to talk about his book Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left. He uses G…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Elon Musk Coup - 340 PREVIEW
Episode 350
This time we are taking a step back to consider just what is going on with shadow president Musk and his gang of thugs seizing control of core govern…
1 year, 3 months ago
Trump's First Days - 339
Episode 349
Today we're bringing back Professor Harvey Kaye to talk about Trump's inaugural address and some of his first executive orders.
Check out the Prospec…
1 year, 4 months ago
Public vs. Private Virtue - 338 PREVIEW
Episode 348
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1 year, 4 months ago
The Trump Tsunami Approacheth - 337
Episode 347
Alexi is off, so David Dayen joins Ryan to discuss the events over the holiday. What are Republicans going to do? Is anyone driving the GOP train--ma…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Oligarch Class - 324 UNLOCKED
Episode 346
Today economics professor Rob Larson comes on to discuss his new book Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do wi…
1 year, 4 months ago