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Ruth's podcast about Ruby Ridge, Standoff ... The key mistakes the Weavers and the government made ... Vicki Weaver, the driving force behind the family's radical beliefs ... How the crisis on Ruby Ridge escalated and was resolved ... Comparing the '90s militia movement and today's far right ... What lessons did the government learn about standoffs? ... The nation fell in love with Sully, George H.W. Bush's devoted dog... ... ...and then the nation got mad at Ruth for popping the Sully bubble ...

Ivo's new book, The Empty Throne ... Trump's foreign policy: zero-sum and transactional ... What is NATO for these days, anyway? ... The hubris of Clinton and Bush vs. the caution of Obama ... Bob: It's not like the US was playing by the rules pre-Trump ... Did the US go beyond the UN mandate in Libya? ... Did Syria lead to Trump? ... The wrong way to deal with China's rise ...

Reid's new book, Blitzscaling ... How Reid created LinkedIn ... Why some companies must grow fast or die ... Is success in Silicon Valley more about talent or luck? ... Reid recalls the early days of PayPal ... When and how to fire employees ... Reid's unusual journey to Silicon Valley ... What does a conscientious corporation look like? ...

Is academia a cult? ... When the dominant culture has cult-like characteristics ... The backlash to Erin bringing attention to anti-Catholicism in academia ... Why is the largest branch of Christianity considered niche? ... When liberals patronize religious blacks and Latinos ... When sex abuse becomes synonymous with the Church ... Clumsy explanations for child sex abuse in the Catholic Church ... Erin’s recommendations for further reading ...

Update on Bill’s one-man presidential book club ... Matt: Trump won in his immigration meeting with Nancy and Chuck ... Does Trump actually want a government shutdown? ... Ezra Klein's Vox piece on Paul Ryan’s legacy ... Paul Ryan, the ladder-climbing staffer ...

Dave's place on the "dissident right" ... Aryeh denies being a leftist ... Explaining "NPC," the hot new political insult ... Jordan Peterson and social alienation ... Housing is expensive and consumer goods are cheap ... Why do conservatives dominate political YouTube? ... Going extreme on YouTube: bloodsports and superchat ... Are liberals hypocrites on climate change, college admissions, and privilege? ... The appeal of Tucker Carlson to the far right ...

Was last week’s batch of court filings good news for Trump? (Hint: No.) ... Marcy: Discussions over a Moscow Trump Tower lasted a suspiciously long time ... What if the Trump Organization is indicted? What would that mean for Trump? ... Possible dimensions of a Trump-Russia quid pro quo ... The Trump campaign, Cambridge Analytica, the DNC hacks, and other dots to connect ... Will forthcoming evidence implicate Trump himself? ... What lies ahead for Julian Assange? ... Is a big Mueller reveal coming soon? ...

Why is Glenn associated with the Intellectual Dark Web? ... Harvard and affirmative action ... How to make black students more competitive ... Will genetic engineering worsen income inequality? ... Is nationalism inherently white? ... Where science and political correctness meet ... Glenn’s thoughts on marijuana legalization ... Automation, universal basic income, and idle former workers ...

Should we dance on George H.W. Bush’s grave? ... Why the left rejects national unity and bipartisanship ... Matt: The only way to beat Trump is to “out-cool” him ... Will experience be a disadvantage in 2020? ... Can Elizabeth Warren return to her rural roots? ...

Andrea Long Chu's controversial op-ed, "My New Vagina Won’t Make Me Happy" ... The non-medical complications of gender confirmation surgery ... Katie: "People want shit that's bad for them" ... Are young people too wrapped up in gender identity? ... Tomboys and catpeople ... Your census form is not you ...