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00:13 The Nonzero-American Prestige apocalypse aversion project
1:32 Are Bob, Derek, and Danny surprised the Gaza war is still going on?
4:36 Biden’s simple political calculus on Gaza
13:12 Would Trump greenlight the ethnic cleansing of Gaza?
25:15 Israel’s plan (or lack thereof) for post-war Gaza
31:53 Heading to Overtime
Overtime video below:
00:05 An inside view of The New Republic at its peak
19:55 Ideological engineering at The Atlantic
27:12 Russian sanctions and an antisemitic chill fall over Danny
43:44 Does “fascism” mean anything?
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True), Derek Davison (Foreign Exchanges, American Prestige, Discontents), and Daniel Bessner (American Prestige, University of Washington). Recorded May 28, 2024.
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