Princeton sociology professor Paul Starr joins us to talk about how concentrated wealth is often at the root of societal stagnation.
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The Far Left And Far Right Hate Liberals
New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik joins us to set the record straight about the definition of liberalism by introducing us to the people from history who invented the liberal tradition.
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Supreme Court Nominations As Senate Proxy War
Michael Kirk joins us to talk about how a fairly uneventful process of a Supreme Court nominee unanimously approval became ground zero for partisan conflict.
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How Political Is The Roberts Court?
Joan Biskupic joins us to talk about Chief Justice John Roberts’ commitment to conservative principles and his dedication to preserving the court’s image.
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Is Racism Still A Problem? Depends Who You Ask
Juliana Horowitz joins us to talk about how Americans’ views on race break down across racial lines, which she researched for the Race in America 2019 survey from the Pew Research Center.
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A New Breed of Conspiracy Theory
Nancy L. Rosenblum, Senator Joseph Clark Research Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government at Harvard, joins us to talk about a new breed of conspiracy theorist – one who believes an idea to be true and uses repetition and bold assertions to turn fiction into fact.
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How Mike Rawlings Changed Big-D
Mayor Mike Rawlings joins us to talk about how Dallas has changed during his time in office, how he and police chief David Brown guided the city through one of its darkest days and about who he might like to succeed him at City Hall.
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Defending Against Dogma: A New Role For Universities
John Sexton, president emeritus of New York University, joins us to talk about the how universities might be our last, best hope of fostering an honest exchange of political ideas.
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Big Tech Needs Big Government
MIT professor Simon Johnson – a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund – joins us to make the case that public investment is needed to pump life into our economy.
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How Lobbyists Write Laws
Reporter Nick Penzenstadler lead an investigation for USA Today, and he joins us to talk about just how easy it is for special interest groups to push their platforms into law by creating model bills.
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Why Societies Recover– or Don’t– from Crises
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jared Diamond joins host us to talk about his latest effort on the topic, which looks specifically at why some countries recover from trauma while others don’t.
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Melinda Gates On Empowering Women
Melinda Gates joins us to make the case that providing opportunities to women is the key to bettering society as a whole.
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