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Bill and Matt weigh in on “MAGA teen mania” ... Matt’s latent prejudice against rich white kids resurfaces ... The 2020 presidential race starts early ... Matt puts his money on Tulsi Gabbard, but Bill isn’t sold ... Who can bring the Democratic Party together? ... Bill: Warren is recovering from the DNA debacle ... A roundup of Oscar nominations and football ...

John’s book on Trump and evangelical Christians, Believe Me ... What becomes of uncontacted peoples who never hear the gospel? ... How nostalgia shapes evangelical thought ... Why is abortion central to evangelical political advocacy? ... What kind of evangelicals elected Trump? ... President Trump, the modern King Cyrus? ... Was Jimmy Carter a bad president because he was a good Christian? ... Should Democrats try to win over evangelicals in 2020? ...

How bankers were able to outsource investment risk prior to the financial crisis ... Ross: Financial collapse could have been foreseen, but warning signs were ignored ... Finance’s place in the economy and the lives of regular people ... Why investment banking executives need to have skin in the game ... Ross: Save the banks, not the bankers ... Ten years after the Great Recession, are we worse off? ... Does Elizabeth Warren have the right idea on banking regulation? ...

Why are neoconservatives still influential (and influencing Trump) after the Iraq fiasco? ... Democrats welcome anti-Trump neocons into the fold ... Trump and the neocons find a common enemy in Iran ... Who has Trump’s ear on foreign policy? ... Did America ever really support a "rules-based international order"? ... Why American exceptionalism is key to understanding the modern right ...

Brand consultant Bill on Gillette's controversial new ad on masculinity ... Bill explains what a brand consultant does ... Why Gillette took a big risk ... Was a conservative backlash part of Gillette's plan? ... Was the ad a success? ... Pepsi's disastrous political ad and Nike's successful political ad ...

Larry's new paper on the financial crisis, "The Big Con" ... Challenging the standard story of what caused the Great Recession ... Larry on The Big Short: "Factually it's completely wrong" ... Larry: Banks should be run like mutual funds ... Glenn asks: Isn't leverage good? ... Larry's ideas for fixing the banking industry ...

Will Tulsi Gabbard’s conservative background quash her presidential run? ... Romney vs. Gabbard: Who would Tucker Carlson vote for? ... Is it worth running for president if you know you won’t win? ... How Al Sharpton squashed Howard Dean ... Can Trumpism survive Trump? ...

What does the BDS movement seek to accomplish? ... Why 26 American states have anti-BDS laws ... Desperate living in Gaza ... Lisa explains why Netanyahu has no long-term plan for the West Bank ... Signs of hope among Palestinian citizens of Israel ... Should the BDS movement narrow its message? ... How Lisa’s perspective evolved after years in Tel Aviv ... The uncertain future of Palestinian leadership ...

How Better Angels fights political division with dialogue ... The Kavanaugh scandal viewed from both sides ... Is there an alternative to difficult conversations? ... Why Obama wasn’t the great unifier we needed ... John’s thoughts on racial identity politics and nationalism ... Is political division America’s fatal flaw? ... Malcolm or Martin? ...

Does Trump care about the shutdown's effect on the heartland? ... Can Trump surrender and still save face? ... Where the Democrats' messaging on border security falls short ... Bill: Trump’s base cares about the fight, not the policy ... Is there sexism in “likability politics”? ... Bill: Don’t discount Warren just yet ... How Obama won over the white working class ...