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Intro ... Larry's view of Western and non-Western culture ... Is African American culture "non-Western"? ... Larry: "Freedom is a threat" to Black and Latino families ... African American individualism after emancipation ... The "paradox" of Asian academic success ... What are the origins of European political development? ...

Matt encounters West Virginia's cosplay community ... What does Eric Adams' presumptive win mean for ranked choice voting? ... Matt: Backlash against progressives may have enabled Trump's rise ...

Mickey's future's so bright ... ... Michael Wolff’s account of January 6 ... How serious are the charges against the Trump Organization? ... JD Vance masters the art of political victimhood ... The NCAA allows college athletes to monetize ... Is Bret Weinstein right about ivermectin? ... Will Kamala face competition if Biden doesn't run again? ... Derrick Bell’s “Space Traders,” Gwen Berry and “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Donald Rumsfeld, Hunter Biden, Child Tax Credit, Nikole Hannah-Jones gets tenure at UNC, Mickey gets snide about Thomas Chatterton Williams, the alleged crankiness of the Weinsteins, Bill Cosby released, and Mickey has a question about monogamy. ... Special bonus topic: Bob takes David Sanger to task ...

A peek inside Glenn’s writing process ... Aaron Hana’s critique of Thomas Sowell and Shelby Steele ... Extending the presumption of free will to Black communities ... Who gets to opine on race matters? ... Black rednecks ... Is the “acting white” phenomenon real? ... A critique of Charles Murray’s new book … ... … and a defense of same ...

The role of the state in the digital age ... How should the US deal with China's rise? ... Should America be more hawkish toward China than its Asian allies are? ... Kori on China policy: The US has to defend the rules-based order ... Heather: We have to make the international system live up to its promises ... Fostering better US-Europe relations ... Can the US get its act together at home? ...

Matt: I don't see how the infrastructure bill passes ... Do Republicans want to stop the deal or simply not be held responsible for it? ... Is Biden failing the test of bipartisanship? ... Incentivizing Republicans to support the deal ...

Assessing Biden's recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria ... How autonomous are Iran-linked militias in Iraq? ... Sectarianism and Iraqi politics ... Why does the US still have troops in Iraq and Syria? ... Derek: Iran feels threatened by the US presence in the region ... Is the US in Syria to counter Iran? ... The hawkish bias in MSM foreign policy reporting ... Derek's new podcast, American Prestige ...

Is the infrastructure bill crumbling? ... What wouldn't Mickey sacrifice to defeat the Child Tax Credit? ... The Supreme Court rules against the NCAA ... Is ranked choice voting the best option? ... Mickey: Dem voting rights legislation is fizzling out ... CRT remains the right’s target of choice ... Bob and Mickey are on Team Britney ... America’s post-pandemic order: No waiters and no towels ... Bret Weinstein flirts with vaccine trutherism ... Parrot Room preview: Lin-Manuel Miranda gets blowback, Hunter Biden’s M&M trick, Network discussed, Isaacson’s Einstein, the Wimbledon Challenge, Ramesh Ponnuru’s ascent, Gossip Girl wrestles with its privilege, and attribution error ...

How Charles deals with his notoriety ... Charles's new book, Facing Reality: Two Truths about Race in America ... Grappling with the fact of group disparities ... Threats from the left, threats from the right ... The shift in white attitudes toward race since the 1950s ... What would happen if white people revolted? ... Charles: Black people are not genetically inferior ... Why small differences in ability can have major consequences ... Charles: We need universal, not race-based, public policy solutions ...

Assessing Biden's trip to Europe ... Recalibrating relations with NATO ... Emma: US presence in the Middle East is more about politics than strategy ... Is it counterproductive to talk tough on China? ... Zack: We should defend Taiwan militarily if necessary ... What role should values play in US foreign policy? ...