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2018-08-09

  How the 1990s Shaped #MeToo (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Eve Fairbanks)

Eve's essay on how the 1990s shaped #MeToo ... Fear and possibility in a '90s childhood ... The decade when testing took over ... What '90s kids did and didn't learn about sex ... Being a cool girl vs. being a good girl ... When and why Eve wanted to...
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2018-08-07

  Into the Hands of the Soldiers (Robert Wright & David Kirkpatrick)

David’s new book, Into the Hands of the Soldiers ... How David wound up witnessing the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 ... Al Jazeera as the “Johnny Appleseed” of the Arab Spring ... Varieties of Islamism, from “conservative” to “liberal” ... The Muslim Br...
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2018-08-03

  All about the Democratic Socialists of America (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & James Martin Cole)

James explains the Democratic Socialists of America ... What does DSA member Ocasio-Cortez’s win portend for the Democrats? ... Was it smart for DSA members to disrupt the Homeland Security Secretary's dinner? ... Why Medicare for All is the DSA’s flag...
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2018-08-01

  Problematic Uncles Edition (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

With the economy hot, why are Trump's approval ratings not? ... What if Trump wants to be a one-term president? ... Why Dems should pay more attention to their boring old centrist senators ... Bill: It's time for NeverTrump conservatives to just become...
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2018-07-31

  The History of the White Power Movement (Robert Wright & Kathleen Belew)

Kathleen's new book on the white power movement, Bring the War Home ... How some veterans of Vietnam and the Gulf War turned to white nationalism ... Did the 1990s militias' plan to overthrow the federal government make any sense? ... The causes and co...
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2018-07-27

  A Racial Dissenter at Columbia (Glenn Loury & Coleman Hughes)

Why Coleman dissents from the racial orthodoxy at Columbia University ... Why is race America's most radioactive topic? ... Social injustice vs. cosmic injustice ... The allure of racial grievance ... Does the black community need better public polici...
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2018-07-26

  Debating Iran and the US (Robert Wright & Eli Lake)

What's next after Trump's tweet threatening Iran? ... Bob vs. Eli on whether Iran is a meaningful threat to the US ... Comparing Iranian and Israeli foreign interventions ... Bob: America and its allies turned Syria from a tragedy into a catastrophe ....
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2018-07-26

  Do Republicans have an Alger Hiss problem? (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Drawing conclusions from Michael Cohen’s secret Trump recording ... Is politics becoming the last refuge of the celebrity? ... Did Communism run rampant in the FDR administration? ... Bill wonders if Trump is the modern-day Alger Hiss ... The surprisin...
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2018-07-24

  Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Stephen Greenblatt)

Stephen's new book, Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics ... The Henry VI trilogy: Making England Great Again ... Why Shakespeare understood demagogues so well ... Shakespeare's distrust of democracy and the mob ... How do you stop a tyrant? ... The mad kin...
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2018-07-23

  Hillary Clinton's Faux Feminism (Robert Wright & Liza Featherstone)

Liza: Hillary Clinton's faux feminism lost her the election ... Recalling Clinton's infamous "baking cookies" remark ... Liza says Clinton used "neoliberal identity politics" ... Progressive, liberal, neoliberal: please define ... Liza's book on focus...
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