Season 7 Recap and Follow Up

Published: May 7, 2021, 11 a.m.

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?