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September 29, 2016 —
Robert Wright & Roger Petersen
The Wright Show
May 24, 2018 —
Daniel Kaufman & Richard Thompson
Sophia
- Richard, a.k.a. miceelf88, joins Dan to talk gender politics
- The difference between sex and gender identity
- The ontological (and legal) issues with fluid gender identity
- Dan: Social identities like gender aren't "self-made"
- What trans identity means for the civil rights coalition
- Jordan Peterson and gender as the essence of self
- Empathy vs. sympathy in coalition building
September 12, 2016 —
Robert Wright & Robert George
The Wright Show
- Why Robby refuses to support Trump
- Is history shaped more by social forces or human agency?
- Robby gives an insider's view on why Appalachia is Trump country
- The declining influence of religion
- How a lack of humility poisons politics
- Contempt in current political rhetoric
- Robby: Politicians need to get out of the identity politics game
August 01, 2018 —
Daniel Kaufman & Brian Leiter
Sophia
- To understand Marx, start with Hegel's dialectics
- Why Marx emphasized economic production over Hegelian idealism
- Dan: Was Marx's concept of labor too narrow?
- What will happen if technology eliminates most jobs?
- Marxism post-WWII: More than college activism and Jefferson Airplane?
- Brian: Marx's predictions were right, but his predicted timeframe was all wrong
- Why "diversity blather" is a capitalist wolf in Marxist clothing
March 07, 2020 —
Daniel Kaufman & Helen Joyce
Sophia
- Helen's forthcoming book on gender
- Why are younger women attracted to novel gender theories?
- Social constructivism vs. self-constructivism
- Did feminists bring this upon themselves?
- Helen: Immigration caused Britain's political realignment
- Helen's narrative of the evolution of trans identity
- Why is it harder to be a girl now, when society is less sexist?
- Dan: Online porn has made teenage boys undateable
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