I Might Be Wrong: Recent Episodes
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At the World Cup, some of the best entertainment is usually near the field, not on it.
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What the hell happened in last week's elections? Here's 30 minutes of pretending to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Who's to blame for inflation -- Putin, Xi Jinping, or Democrats? Yes. But there's more to the story.
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Two pieces from the price of zero! A very stupid one about protests and a very-stupid-but-there-are-also-serious-parts one about writing outside of your identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Could the left's argument on trans issues be smarter? Well it couldn't possibly be dumber than the dumbest version.
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I answer your questions! And also the question of why people use the word "illegal" in international relations as if it means anything, which is a question nobody asked.
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How the far right and far left ended up in a weird, mutually-supporting coalition on Covid.
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The second part of my two-part trilogy (because "trilogy" sounds good and "bilogy" isn't a thing) about meritocracy.
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The discussion before a discussion of meritocracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can we please get straight to the dragons and elves without hearing about dragons and elves from years past? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Progressivism is more than just the word liberals started using when we got to chicken to call ourselves "liberal". But what is it, exactly? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Political activity seems to fry some people's brains, or to at least be the activity of choice for people whose brains were already fried. What can we do about that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A big decision on climate policy has been made basically because we had no other options. Is the option we're going with any good? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When are we allowed to stop talking about Trump? The Justice Department's next moves will go a long way towards answering that question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sometimes, you've got to put Taiwan and the Supreme Court aside and engage in some aggressive stupidity. This is one of those times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If the Supreme Court is a neutral body that applies judicial principles in a consistent way, then gay marriage is under threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Writers have no good solutions to the "what traits do you give to a fictional character?" problem, but that doesn't mean we can't think about all the ways that we're screwed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's easy to say that Jon Stewart should not run for president, but explaining why not is a bit trickier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Getting high and digging deep on the Supreme Court's West Virginia v. EPA ruling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Let's try to quantify just how great it is to not go into an office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An announcement about what the hell this thing is and will be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Big gun control measures can't pass because they're too big. But maybe small measures can't pass because they're too small. Let's explore the vast pointlessness of the American gun control debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Has the political left moved left? Has the right moved right? Is politics just getting dumber and more annoying, generally? Let's try to find some answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A landmark internet privacy law went into effect four years ago. How's that going? A new study suggests that it's going great if you're Facebook or Google! Everyone else: Not so much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are we in an era in which older people are often the wrong kind of pathetic? It seems like maybe we are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Social media can be kind of hellish, but does it have to be that way? Can a platform connect content creators with consumers in a way that isn't bad for literally everyone? Substack CEO Chris Best gives his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There's a lot of talk about social media, free speech, and censorship, but...what the hell are we actually talking about? This issue is actually a couple of issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Twitter excels at letting asses make asses of themselves. It would be a shame if that changed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Uncool nerd Emmanuel Macron and crazy cat lady Marine Le Pen are headed to a runoff election in France. How did they get there, what can we learn, and do we absolutely HAVE to learn it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bad behavior is bad behavior, even when it's "your side" that does it. And when the other side does it...also bad! Lotta bad behavior all around these days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When the Fresh Prince is dishing out public beatdowns on live TV, it's maybe time to at least wonder if we're becoming humorless. And even if that question doesn't have a clear answer, it's worth thinking about what humorlessness represents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The sanctions on Russia can do a lot, but they can't do everything. Also: What I understand to be the rules about when comedians can and can't make fun of a person's appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A mountain of social science research shows that having a father is good for kids. And you don't even need to be a very good father in order for fatherhood to be very good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gas prices are spiking, so now's a good time to address the too-common belief that the President has a great deal of control over gas prices. He doesn't, and we should really stop pretending like he does. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How big of a mistake has Putin made in Ukraine? It's starting to look awfully damn big. And the Iraq War reminds me that dictators sometimes make mistakes that are difficult for me to even comprehend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's tempting to see might-makes-right, blood-and-soil views of international relations as a thing of the past, but they're not a thing of the past until they're a thing of the past. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reminded us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Harvard is clearly discriminating against Asian Americans. Thankfully, there's a way of addressing inequality that's less unbelievably racist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We all have to make decisions about who to associate with and who to avoid. Are there any principles here? Or are we all just making it up as we go? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The composition of the Supreme Court is shaped by partisanship, randomness, cynicism, cheating, and the icy hand of the Grim Reaper, not necessarily in that order. What can we do to improve the system? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For a long time, people have wondered why there's no conservative version of The Daily Show. Suddenly, "Gutfeld!" -- a conservative political comedy show on Fox News -- is thriving. Why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Let's hope that what MLK wanted for his birthday was a messy, public, embarrassing failure for Democrats. Because that's what we got him! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Low carbon technology is developing rapidly, which is great! Except that some of what's being developed is just techno-optimist bullshit. How much? It's impossible to say, though the high-profile fall of Theranos does make you wonder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The recently-launched James Webb Space Telescope could be a generation-defining scientific achievement. Or, it could be a gigantic failure that fuels anti-government cynicism. It's going to be an exciting month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Liberals and leftists are frequent coalition partners, but they're not really the same thing. What does history -- specifically, the partially-accurate history of Les Miserables -- tell us about what they might learn from each other? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Most of us can't understand the science of Covid, so we have to decide who to trust. So when institutions do things that make themselves less trustworthy, that's a major problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The book "A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence" by Jeff Hawkins might offer clues as to why we seek out stories that confirm what we think we already know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's part three of the "Democrats...what are we doing here?" series! Taxing the wealthy and spending money on things like health care and child care is popular. But the word "socialism" is not. Why do people sometimes use an unpopular word to describe popular policies? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's part two of the "Democrats...What Are We Doing Here?" series! Part one established that basically everyone is annoyed by hyper-progressive activists; part two digs into why that might be true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Data analyst David Shor's "popularism" theory suggests that young, highly-educated people have too much influence in the Democratic Party. Do they? Yes. So, what can we learn from that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Employee revolts aimed at influencing their company's policies are suddenly everywhere, from Apple to the New York Times to Netflix. What's causing this? Surely many factors, but one that might be overlooked is Slack, the suddenly-ubiquitous messaging software that's changing office dynamics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Most people want a world in which they're not judged by the traits they're born with. Could DEI programs be making that world more difficult to achieve? It's an uncomfortable thought, but one worth discussing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Clearly, Facebook sucks. But could we ever expect a company that doesn't suck to dominate the marketplace? Also, a few thoughts on the Dave Chappelle controversy drawn from Jeff's experiences as a standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One of the first rules of good political etiquette is that you don't call your opponent stupid. Is that a good rule? Could it be contributing to an environment that allows bad ideas to flourish? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices