Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Politics
06/09/2022
What Could Go Right? Good news for Pride Month 🏳️🌈
From Scotland to Estonia to Thailand, LGBTQ+ rights are advancing.
05/28/2022
Robert P. George on Free Speech, Philosophical Liberalism, and Conservatism After Trump
Yascha Mounk and Robert P. George discuss how America can mediate deep moral disagreements among its citizens.
05/26/2022
What Could Go Right? Breaking the gun violence cycle
Monkeypox is not the next Covid-19, wild mammals are bouncing back all over Europe, and more.
05/19/2022
What Could Go Right? Southeast Asia makes money moves
Millions are being lifted out of poverty, and economies are bouncing back post-pandemic.
05/12/2022
What Could Go Right? OK, doomers
We’re paralyzed if we think everything is falling apart around us. It isn’t.
05/05/2022
What Could Go Right? In a post-Roe US
What happens now, state by state, and some suggestions
04/20/2022
Depolarizing America with John Wood, Jr.
In this episode, we speak with John Wood Jr,. We discuss why John is so suited to tackling the seemingly intractable problem of polarization, the issues with the media today, the legitimacy crisis in our institutions, how to maintain social cohesion, how to get society talking again, and the jarring implications of Will Smith's Oscars slap.
04/21/2022
Why Marine Le Pen Is So Close to Power
The French mainstream has failed to counter the far right’s pessimism about the state of the country. Americans are making the same mistake.
04/18/2022
Is the Great Experiment Over?
How hard is it to not be a bigot? Is there a place for cultural appropriation? And is America irredeemably racist? Johns Hopkins professor and Atlantic contributor Yascha Mounk joins.
04/11/2022
What’s Democracy to You?
Americans’ perceptions of democracy, patriotism, and other terms of civic language vary based on race and party.
04/12/2022
Opinion: To Help Children, Democrats Are Going to Have to Reach Across the Aisle
The expiration of the child tax credit expansion late last year sent an estimated 3.7 million children back into poverty and undermined the financial security of millions more.
04/04/2022