BhTV: The Good Fight (video)

Ali Gharib & James Kirchick

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:07:25 +0000

Why Obama picked Chuck Hagel for Defense...Are Hagel's views on Iran and Syria out of the mainstream?...Hagel's controversial reference to "the Jewish lobby"...Should Hagel's remarks on gay people disqualify him?...Why are liberals defending a conservative Republican?...The odds of Hagel getting confirmed...

Matthew Schmitz & Irin Carmon

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:01:24 +0000

Debating Ross Douthat's column on fertility and "decadence"...How to use tax policy to incentivize fertility...Has the GOP forgotten middle-class families?...Should we ship the elderly to developing countries?...The politics of fertility: Israel vs. Park Slope...Matthew: Pro-life, pro-safety net, anti-birth control...

Noam Scheiber & Conn Carroll

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:00:06 +0000

Can Mitch McConnell save us from the fiscal cliff?...Why negotiating with Boehner is waste of time...Is this Waterloo for the welfare state?...Are Republicans learning to love defense cuts?...California vs. Texas...Debating why Romney lost...

Jamelle Bouie & Michael Brendan Dougherty

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:16:13 +0000

NRA blames , calls for guns in every school...America's gun culture ain't what it used to be...The problem of angry, alienated gun-owners...It's always the age of apocalypse in America...Apocalyptic thinking on the left...Michael: Is America worth it?...

Adam Serwer & Timothy Carney

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:35:35 +0000

Adam and Tim debate gun control in the wake of the massacre in Newtown. Tim points out that rifles are not the problem when to comes to gun violence. Adam inveighs against the (poorly named) "gun-show loophole." Should proponents of gun control try to change hearts and minds instead of pushing new legislation? Tim argues that quickly passing legislation after a traumatic event is never a good thing. Finally, Adam explains why he detests the NRA.

David Corn & James Pinkerton

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:00:53 +0000

"47 percent" memories...Why Romney lost...David: Boehner can't control his caucus...Jim: The GOP needs an agenda beyond tax cuts...Why an assault weapons ban is not enough...Are violent movies and video games the problem?...

Robert Wright & Jacob Sullum

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:21:12 +0000

What's a "well-regulated militia," anyway?...Why Jacob opposes gun control...Does gun control violate the Second Amendment?...What if there were a Newtown massacre every day?...Could any law have prevented this tragedy?...Jacob: Guns are necessary for a free society...

Mark Schmitt & Katherine Mangu-Ward

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:31:51 +0000

Debating Michigan's new "right-to-work" law...Katherine recalls her old union days...Why we're probably going over the fiscal cliff...Weighing the merits of means-testing...Fear of a bipartisan planet...Holiday book gift recommendations...

Dylan Matthews & Daniel Foster

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:00:18 +0000

Remembering the great Nate Silver wars of 2012...Gut-level punditry vs. statistical predictions...Why did so many conservatives distrust the polls?...Heisenberg's political uncertainty principle...The myth of the independent voter...Is the welfare state complete?...

E.J. Graff & Maggie Gallagher

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:00:57 +0000

A big win for marriage equality...E.J.: Straight allies were game-changers...Maggie: Allowing unilateral divorce was bad for marriage...Are same-sex marriage opponents facing discrimination?...The 1965 court case that led to gay marriage...Forecasting the politics of marriage...