Season 7 Recap and Follow Up - a podcast by Justin Ahn

from 2021-05-07T11:00

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0:48   Conspiracy theories and general distrust


5:09   The new electoral map, and thoughts on the electoral college and filibuster


10:28   Tucker Carlson and FOX News' dumb, dangerous attack on scientific expertise, exploiting distrust through questions and assumptions, and "educated racism"


16:03   On the importance of controlled, grounded indignation rather than tribalism "removed from the issues"


20:13   On avoiding condescension and American conservatism — denial of systemic problems and reactionary views


23:42   Biden's State of the Union (joint session of Congress address) — why big government progressivism is a good strategy for the economy and COVID-19


27:59   Biden's version of 'America First' and disengaged foreign policy (https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22408089/biden-trump-america-first-policy-immigration-vaccines)


31:14   On the border crisis and Liz Cheney — is empathetic, inclusive Republicanism possible?



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