Unravel the threads of American politics with incisive commentary and in-depth analysis on the state of the political scene. Join National Review writers like Rich Lowry, Charles C. W. Cooke, Jim Geraghty, Michael Brendan Dougherty, Jack Butler, and more for political commentary you can’t get anywhere else. Longing for a refreshing dose of sanity? All you need to do is tune in.
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The best analysis of the Irish political scene featuring Irish Times journalists, political thinkers and the occasional politician. Hosted by Hugh Linehan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking. www.nonzero.org
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Pope Francis, Peacemaker or Appeaser? (Connor Echols & Michael Brendan Dougherty)
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1:00:00The new NonZero World ... Headlines ... Stories of the week ... Michael Brendan Dougherty on Pope Francis' foreign policy legacy ... Michael: The pope should be a voice for peace ... A European church no more ... Michael: The Vatican went too far in deal with China ... How the Holy See helped Obama reach out to Cuba ... The pope's moral clarity on …
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Pope Francis, Peacemaker or Appeaser? | NonZero World feat. Michael Brendan Dougherty
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51:45This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:15 The new NonZero World 1:24 Headlines 4:39 Stories of the week 17:22 Michael Brendan Dougherty on Pope Francis' foreign policy legacy 18:58 Michael: The pope should be a voice for peace 23:47 A European church no more 27:24 Michael: The Vatican went too far in deal wi…
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Editors’ Picks: Rich: David Zimmermann's piece "When ‘Made in America’ Isn’t an Option, Small Business Owners Facing Tariffs Have Nowhere to Go" Ramesh: Douglas Murray's magazine piece "Israel Understands the Enemy It Faces — Do the Rest of Us?" MBD: Jack’s magazine piece "RFK Jr.’s MAHA Brouhaha" Phil: Jeff Blehar’s post "DNC Sends David Hogg to t…
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Will there be a teacher’s strike in the autumn?
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45:36Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: · Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Thoughts now turn to the election of his successor and whether they will be viewed to be as tolerant and progressive as the late pontiff. · Minister for Education Helen McEntee has her work cut out fo…
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Trump and Musk retreat as Canadian election approaches (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
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1:00:00Trump and Elon’s bad week = good news for Bob… ... …but bad news for Canada's prime minister? ... Trump’s crackdown on speech expands ... Debating embryo-screening ethics ... Heading to Overtime ...By bloggingheads.tv
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Trump and Musk retreat as Canadian election approaches (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
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46:58This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:28 Trump and Elon’s bad week = good news for Bob… 6:01 …but bad news for Canada's prime minister? 18:23 Trump’s crackdown on speech expands 29:28 Debating embryo-screening ethics 42:24 Heading to Overtime Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is Tru…
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How the Dublin Riots can be traced back to the Blueshirts
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56:40Cork-based author Pádraig Óg O'Ruairc joins Hugh Linehan to discuss his new book 'Burn Them Out; a history of fascism and the far right in Ireland’. He argues a line can be drawn directly between the far-right and, in the case of the Blueshirts, openly fascist movements of the 1920s and 1930s and the Dublin riots of 2023. Ó'Ruairc objects to the Ir…
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Trump, Modi, and the Authoritarian Playbook (Robert Wright & Pratap Bhanu Mehta)
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1:00:00Pratap’s bona fides ... How Pratap ran afoul of Modi (and the price he paid) ... Trump vs Modi: compare and contrast ... India’s birth as a multi-ethnic state ... Pratap on how we got Trump (and Modi) ... Heading to Overtime ...By bloggingheads.tv
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Trump, Modi, and the Authoritarian Playbook (Robert Wright & Pratap Bhanu Mehta)
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53:26This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:28 Pratap’s bona fides 3:40 How Pratap ran afoul of Modi (and the price he paid) 13:17 Trump vs Modi: compare and contrast 24:14 India’s birth as a multi-ethnic state 38:09 Pratap on how we got Trump (and Modi) 48:45 Heading to Overtime Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolu…
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Episode 746: Powell, the Pentagon, and the Pope
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57:08Editors’ Picks: Rich: Noah’s post “We Are Not at War with Venezuela” Noah: Becket Adams’s weekend column “Yes, There Is a Left-Wing Violence Problem in This Country” MBD: Rich's piece "Abrego Garcia Gamed the System" Jim: Jeff Blehar’s newsletter “It’s Easy to ‘Wing It’ Until You Actually Have to Fly” Light Items: Rich: Spring cleaning Noah: Easter…
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KOSMOPOLITIKA#2: Where Do We Belong? (Nikita Petrov & Boris Shoshitaishvili)
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1:00:00Nikita: Leaving Russia. The psychedelic lineage. Humanity is a trip, not a species ... 16 years ago, Boris took such a good nap after visiting a sacred Ancient Greek site that he still thinks about it ... In The Dark Places of Wisdom: mystical practices at the root of Western civilization ... What makes us feel we belong: identity & community ... H…
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