What does Dylan Matthews think of the US's capital gains tax policies? What does Regan Arntz-Gray think of trad culture? What are Jamie Weinstein's views on Israel-Palestine?

Today's episode is a collection of cut content from past interviews I've done, plus a brief explanation for this podcast's name.

Jamie Weinstein is one of the main hosts of The Dispatch Podcast, and was the host of The Jamie Weinstein Show.

In this episode, I got a chance to talk to him about the reactionary sentiments within the Republican Party, the decline of wokeness over the past few years, and JD Vance's politics.

Show Notes

"Episode 50: Ta-Nehisi Coates" from The Jamie Weinstein Show

"When the Culture War Comes for the Kids" by George Packer, The Atlantic

"The Interview: A Conversation With JD Vance" from The Daily

Regan Arntz-Gray is a Substack writer and co-host of the podcast Moral Mayhem. She writes a lot about feminism, and how to address cultural issues surrounding gender in a positive-sum way.

In this episode, I got a chance to talk to her about the significance of false sexual assault allegations, the prevalence of misandry in present-day society, and the historical origins of patriarchy.

Show Notes

"Feminism is not about fairness" by Regan Arntz-Gray

"Two Dogmas Of Feminism" by Bentham's Bulldog, Bentham's Newsletter

"Women must choose between liberty and protection" by Regan Arntz-Gray

"How to Solve the Education Crisis for Boys and Men" from TED

Ruth Whippman is an author and journalist who writes a lot about present-day cultural issues. She is also the author of the new book BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.

In this episode, I got a chance to talk to her about the ways that boys are often held to contradictory expectations in modern society, the difficulty of establishing a clear legal definition of consent, and the level of emotional vulnerability that incels often display towards each other.

References

BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity by Ruth Whippman

Dylan Matthews is a senior correspondent for Vox and head writer for Future Perfect. He is known for his commentary on subjects like effective altruism, artificial intelligence, economics, and more.

In this episode, I got a chance to talk to him about the risks of artificial intelligence, and why he supports more government regulation on AI. I also got a chance to talk with him about ways to solve the US's debt problem, through the use of solutions like tax hikes or cuts to economic spending.

Show Notes

"The US government has to start paying for things again" by Dylan Matthews, Vox

Lily Geismer is an associate professor of history at Claremont McKenna College, and the author of Left Behind: The Democrats' Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality.

In this episode, I got a chance to talk with her about the motives of the Democratic Leadership Council during the Bill Clinton administration, and her thesis that 80s and 90s-era Democrats rejected the interests of the working class.

Show Notes

"Don't Blame Us: Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party" by Lily Geismer

"Twisting Bill Clinton’s economic record to blame him for inequality" by David Greenberg, The Washington Post

Daniel Cox is the director of the Survey Center on American Life and a research fellow in polling and public opinion at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He also writes the Substack "American Storylines," where he chronicles many of the divisions between men and women in present-day society.

In this episode, I got a chance to talk with him about the methodology and reliability of his polling, how gender gaps differ between married and divorced couples, and how women's views on discrimination have changed over the past few decades.

Show Notes

"Why Women Have Become Much More Liberal Than Men - Daniel Cox" from Modern Wisdom

"A new global gender divide is emerging" by John Burn-Murdoch, The Financial Times

"Divorced Men for Trump" by Daniel Cox, American Storylines

"Young Women Are Leaving Church in Unprecedented Numbers" by Daniel Cox, American Storylines

Rachel Wiseman and Anastasia Berg are the authors of What Are Children For? On Ambivalence and Choice.

In this episode, I got a chance to talk to them about the modern Millenial malaise around parenting, the dearth of depictions of motherhood in popular culture, and more.

Show Notes

"What Are Children For? On Ambivalence and Choice" by Rachel Wiseman and Anastasia Berg

"What's Stopping Liberals From Having Kids?" by Rachel Wiseman and Anastasia Berg, The New York Times

I talked to Ryan Burge, the writer of the Substack "Graphs About Religion," about the decline of Christianity in the US.

References

"Ryan Burge: Losing Our Religion" from Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning

"The Coming Extinction of the White Christian Democrat" by Ryan Burge, Graphs About Religion