BhTV: The Wright Show (audio)

Robert Wright & Ann Althouse

Bloggingheads.tv — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:41:32 +0000

Should a five-year-old have a gun?...Why Ann doesn't like to take positions on policy questions...Gun deaths are declining, but what about spree killings?...Chris Christie: Can a fat man win the presidency?...Howard Kurtz, Jason Collins, Tina Brown, and honesty...Benghazi: scandal or hype?...

Robert Wright & Scott Atran

Bloggingheads.tv — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:10:09 +0000

How the media makes terrorism more likely...Why can't we keep calm and carry on?...Lessons from the anarchist menace...What role does US foreign policy play in radicalization?...How to weaken the jihadist narrative...What the FBI should have done with Tamerlan Tsarnaev...

Robert Wright & David Frum

Bloggingheads.tv — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:08:09 +0000

Ten years later, David reconsiders the invasion of Iraq...Did the Iraq War encourage more terrorism?...Bob: The war undermined non-proliferation efforts.........and also international law...An Iranian’s-eye view...David: There are worse things than being harshly criticized...

Robert Wright & Ann Althouse

Bloggingheads.tv — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:47:19 +0000

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's…a gay marriage controversy!...Is the Supreme Court poised to legalize gay marriage?...Was Rand Paul's filibuster just a stunt?...Bob: Rand is no Ron...Why is Bob so interested in Buddhism?...Ann: You can't handle the truth...

Robert Wright & Michael Brendan Dougherty

Bloggingheads.tv — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:09:15 +0000

Maybe Benedict’s resignation is a much-needed precedent?...Why the Church's contraception ban is here to stay...Michael: Vatican II hastened the Church's decline...What liberal Catholics can hope for from the next pope...Who will be the next pope?...History shows that popes can surprise us...

Robert Wright & Gary Weber

Bloggingheads.tv — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:30:59 +0000

Gary describes happiness beyond thought...Life without anger and lust...Why has Gary meditated so much for so long?...Buddhist teachings on suffering and selfhood...Explaining the experience of no-thought...Does Buddhism lead to nihilism?...

Robert Wright & James Pinkerton

Bloggingheads.tv — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:25:02 +0000

Reviewing Obama's second inaugural...Do these speeches really matter?...Jim advises Obama on how to handle climate change...Bob vs. Jim on cutting the corporate tax rate...Do Americans really want action on income inequality?...Obama's foreign policy legacy...

Robert Wright & Carlo Strenger

Bloggingheads.tv — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:00:18 +0000

Israel's discouraging political trajectory...Carlo: Israelis are motivated by fear, not ideology...The collapse of trust on all sides...Could Hamas be brought into the peace process?...How the Hagel nomination plays in Israel...Is the two-state solution dead?...

Robert Wright & Joel Achenbach

Bloggingheads.tv — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:00:48 +0000

Bob and Joel engage in one of their classic banterfests...Can we all agree that we can't agree?...More mass shootings, but fewer gun crimes...Climate change and the case for (and against) despair...Are we all becoming mere nodes in a global brain?...Immortality, brains in vats, and violent video games...

Robert Wright & Megan McArdle

Bloggingheads.tv — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:00:59 +0000

Who get hurt the most if we go over the fiscal cliff?...Unlike Ulysses, Congress can't bind itself...Megan: Without a deal, there will be a recession...Debating higher rates vs. higher revenues...Are Democrats overplaying their hand?...Bob: Defense cuts would not make us less secure...