The Glenn Show

Would reparations for slavery repair anything? ... The faulty logic behind reparations and affirmative action ... John: Is it worth engaging with social justice arguments? ... The problem with tests for unconscious bias ... Is “the system” responsible for racial disparities? ... How to disrupt destructive cultural norms ...

The “normalizing Trump” debate ... Trump’s desire to keep judges “in check” ... Political posturing around Gorsuch and Garland ... Should judges infer that Trump wants a Muslim ban? ... Glenn defends the Shelby County ruling on voting rights ... Ann defends Citizen’s United ...

Why the Obamacare Medicaid expansion worked ... How block grants would reshape Medicaid ... Predicting the future of health care reform ... How health care reform is crucially different from welfare reform ... What preventing inner city violence looks like ... What’s the best way to get guns off the street? ...

Race, joblessness, crime: What’s the link? ... The causes of violent crime ... Why is there a racial divide in domestic abuse rates? ... Bob: Disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline begins at home ... The case for vocational programs ...

Alden gives an insider’s look at Chicago violence ... It’s not all bad on the South Side ... What’s causing the violence in Chicago? ... Debating how to end the violence ... How strict should gun laws be? ... Alden: Don’t just blame the parents ...

The state of health care post-Obamacare ... What’s wrong with Obamacare ... The GOP plan: Tax credits for all (health care for some)! ... Laurence’s plan for fixing health insurance ... Getting rid of waste ... Is Laurence’s plan politically palatable? ...

The legacy of economist Kenneth Arrow ... Did Trump finally have his “presidential” moment? ... The emptiness of Trump’s joint session speech ... The path to bipartisanship ... Where’s the liberal rebuttal to “America First”? ... The moral case for cosmopolitanism ...

John: Don’t buy into the idea that Trump is crazy ... Surprise! People different from you exist! ... Are Trump supporters stupid? ... Glenn: Take Trump seriously ... The power of Trump’s speaking style ... Emboldened bigots ...

Reflecting on Laurence's presidential campaign ... Why Laurence likes the House tax plan ... Trump’s economic ignorance ... Are Republicans proposing a tax on the rich? ... How much will the tax plan cost? ...

Peter: We can’t let murder become a partisan issue ... Where the “root causes” arguments fall short ... Does “broken windows” policing work? ... The many problems with police reform in Baltimore ... Is the “Ferguson effect” theory sound? ... The tension between police and Obama ... What should Trump do about crime? ...