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What is Glenn’s goal as a public intellectual? ... Glenn has his critique of affirmative action … ... … but is articulating the critique enough? ... Glenn: My raison d’être is to give voice to my contempt for the failures of my people ... Stephanie: At a certain point, you’re not describing reality, you’re influencing it ... The case for integralism ... “Evolution is beautiful, but it’s not pretty” ... Glenn’s critique of Stephanie’s “promiscuous pragmatic pluralism” ... A preliminary look into the married life of the Lourys ...

The wild life and times of George Jones ... Bill and Matt introduce their kids to America’s pastime ... Did Republicans miss their chance to get rid of Trump and Trumpism? ... DeSantis bets on the culture war ... Will Trump forgive Kevin McCarthy? ... Did Taylor Lorenz “doxx” Libs of TikTok or simply report out a story? ... Bill: Democrats should not abandon the rights of LGBT kids ...

A Wright Show/Culturally Determined crossover! ... Pros and cons of the term "cognitive empathy" ... Aryeh sees a flaw in trying to put yourself in Putin's shoes ... The real threats to Putin ... Is Bob overlooking the Ukrainians' point of view? ... Is Mickey Kaus infecting Bob's brain? ... Does Bloggingheads.tv still have a reason for being? ...

Why there’s no Mickey gag… and no Mickey ... The charmingly subversive Elon Musk ... The scarily destabilizing Elon Musk ... The New York subway shooter’s disturbingly familiar psychology ... The Ukraine War: armaments update ... Why Russians continue to back the war ... American missteps that may have led to war ... A few kind words about ‘Putin apologists’ ... The week in comets and meteors ...

The NYT commemorates the tenth anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death ... What really happened between Martin and George Zimmerman? ... How John’s relationship with The Root frayed ... Learning from the O.J. Simpson case ... Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown on the big and small screen ... Where are the consequences for those who get it wrong? ... Remembering Scott Joplin ...

Where did Marianne get the confidence to run for president? ... What childhood travels taught Marianne about people ... How “A Course in Miracles” transformed Marianne’s life ... Can unconditional love save our species? ... Changing individual consciousness vs. changing policy ... Liberation through surrender ... Marianne: Think of yourself as one of civilization’s immune cells ... If you want change, get better at forgiveness ... What exactly would a “Department of Peace” do? ... Is Marianne eyeing a 2024 presidential re-run? ...

Mickey’s French election update ... What Macron and Biden (should) have learned re: Ukraine ... Bob’s brilliant idea for a Biden ceasefire proposal ... Bob vs. Anne Applebaum on negotiating with Russia ... How prolonging the war could make Putin more dangerous ... Will Elon Musk end Twitter’s reign of blue-check terror? ... Is AOC the 2024 candidate we’ve been waiting for? ... Bob comes to collect on his New Year’s covid prediction ... Disney’s “niche sexuality” promotion and other signs of Dem midterm doom ... Sarah Palin—and her totally human hands—run for congress ... Parrot Room preview: Bob and Mickey agree in disagreeing with a recent Richard Hanania essay, David McCormick campaign update, Jan. 6 seven hour gap discussion part two, are electric cars really the future?, the Tiger Woods comeback, mystery Ukrainian soldier rabbit hole, William Burns memoir, exercising cognitive empathy for Trump, Bob’s underappreciated Will Smith take, and does Ray Dalio pass Mickey’s BS test? ...

Some unspeakable truths ... Are comics now afraid to speak their minds onstage? ... The difference between telling the truth and getting a laugh ... Can jokes actually do harm? ... Nikki Jax on comedy and trans issues ... Who actually “cancels” comics, audiences or corporations? ... Sam Jay on artistic freedom and mob mentality ... Q&A: I’m worried people won’t understand that my one-woman show is satire. What should I do? ... Q&A: Does comedy have real power or is it ‘just jokes’? ... Q&A: Do comics sometimes inadvertently reinforce wrongheaded points of view? ... Q&A: Why are Ivy Leaguers so unfunny? ... Q&A: Are college campuses inhospitable environments for comedy? ... Q&A: What got Roland suspended at Harvard? ... Q&A: Does the general public need social media training? ... Q&A: Is there a way to stop corporations from folding to social media pressure campaigns? ...

Matt's hair transitions from “'80s hair metal” to “'90s skate punk” ... Matt: The right’s “groomer” slur is over the line ... Is there a QAnon element behind Florida's controversial education law? ... Bill: Culture war conflicts in public schools are inevitable ... Have Supreme Court confirmation hearings permanently devolved into tit-for-tat recrimination? ... What’s worse: summarily blocking judicial appointments or smearing judicial nominees? ... The fault lines revealed by a 6-3 Supreme Court ...

Bob asks Joe: What are the chances this war goes nuclear? ... Joe lays out Russia’s and America’s nuclear arsenals ... What would make Putin roll the nuclear dice? ... Why atrocities in Bucha could make for a longer, bloodier war ... Joe: The US withdrawal from Cold War-era treaties led to the current nuclear arms race ... How US foreign policy laid the ground for Putin’s invasion ... Bob searches for silver linings. Joe sees a darkening cloud. ... Assessing the Biden administration’s foreign policy record ...