IQ2US: Liberals Hold the Moral High Ground

Do conservative or liberal philosophies lead to more just outcomes? Opposing moral philosophies have long fueled debate about America’s policy goals and national identity. For conservatives, morality is grounded in ideals such as patriotism, including a respect for order and authority; fairness and liberty in the sense that an individual’s actions yield just rewards, or consequences; and reverence for the sanctity of religious and moral tradition. Liberals place moral emphasis on caring: for the poor, the disadvantaged, and the marginalized; on fairness in the sense of redressing both historic wrongs and current inequalities of outcome; and on generosity extending beyond the bounds of nations or cultures. In today’s divisive political arena, which side best embodies the nation’s most cherished virtues? Morally speaking, is the left right?

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GBBP 160: Bobak Ferdowsi

Today, we’re looking to the stars with Bobak Ferdowsi. Ferdowsi first caught the public’s attention in 2012 as NASA’s “mohawk guy.” During Curiosity‘s final descent to the surface of Mars, his unmistakable hairstyle nearly stole the spotlight. But he was no plant for increased media coverage of the event (that was just a fortuitous turn of events). Ferdowsi is a systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and has been involved with missions to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Earth.

He’s also become a vocal advocate for NASA, space exploration, and STEM education. On this episode, we talk about the most exciting work going on at NASA (that you might not know about), the race to Mars and competition with companies like SpaceX, how to inspire kids to go to space, the Europa Clipper project, and scientific literacy in 2017.

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IQ2US: Pay College Athletes

College sports is a big-money business, with football and basketball programs generating millions of dollars in revenue every year. While coaches and athletic directors in Division I programs routinely score seven-figure contracts, student-athletes are currently prohibited from sharing in the profits. Is it time to rewrite the rules in college sports and allow athletes their fair share of the profits? Or would providing monetary incentives -- above and beyond existing scholarships and career supports -- spoil the sport?

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(fix) CNN Tax Debate Full Version With Jake Tapper. Sanders VS Cruz: Cuts for Middle VS Trickle Down

WASHINGTON, DC — Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz will debate tax reform Wednesday night on CNN beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern.

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GBBP 148: Felicia Day

This week, we’re thrilled to bring your our conversation with the one and only Felicia Day! Surely, Day needs no introduction.

On this episode, we chat about her new role (Cynder) on Netflix’s Skylanders Academy. Day is also a new mom, so we talk extensively about parenthood, the challenges of being a new parent, and the unique challenges she faces as an incredibly busy working mom in the public eye.

We talk about embracing our differences (which are our superpowers), helping our kids do the same, and how we can teach our kids to be good to one another and deal with bullying. We also ask her what games she’s planning to use to introduce her daughter to gaming, when the time finally comes.

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How America Got Divorced from Reality: Christian Utopias, Anti-Elitism, Media Circus | Kurt Andersen

Americans are inherently a little crazy. But now the crazy is being enabled by politicians in the White House and by the internet. How exactly did it get so bad? Read more at BigThink.com: http://bigthink.com/videos/kurt-ander...

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IQ2US: Western Democracy Is Threatening Suicide

Do the populist and nationalist uprisings that led to Donald Trump and Brexit signal Western democracy’s certain decline?  Or can recent events be seen as part of a healthy and regenerative antidote to policies that have challenged liberal institutions and marginalized the middle class?   Some predict that a resilient liberal world order will rally to triumph over fear, xenophobia and fractured political parties – others say that support for autocratic alternatives is on the rise.      

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Panel: Hate Speech and the Limits of Free Expression

Ended Sep 28th at 11:45 AM

Panel: Hate Speech and the Limits of Free Expression

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IQ2US: The U.S. Health Care System Is Terminally Broken

This debate will be presented live at Transform, the annual conference of the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation

The United States spends more on health care than any other nation, but the system remains woefully inefficient. Consumers are fed up with soaring costs and poor outcomes, insurers take issue with market instability, and providers lament rising barriers to quality care. And while government is forced to contend with enormous financial strain, employers fear that rising health care costs will impact wages and sap their competitive advantage. Have the structural shortcomings of America’s fragmented system put us on the road to total system failure? Do we need to design tomorrow’s health care on a clean slate, or can innovations to the existing health care framework jolt the system back to life?

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IQ2US: Unresolved: Face-Off with China

Against the backdrop of North Korea's nuclear advances and escalating regional tensions, we ask: How should the U.S. respond to its most urgent national security threats?

In a wide-ranging evening of debate, General David Petraeus will join military historian Max Boot for a keynote conversation and broad look into the most pressing global challenges of the Trump era. Once the stage is set, four of the world's most prominent foreign policy voices will zero in on the most important strategic relationship of the twenty-first century: the United States and China. Staged with our new "Unresolved" debate format, these debaters will argue for or against a number of motions including: Is Donald Trump making China great again? Is China destined for regional dominance?  And can we strike a deal with Beijing to contain North Korea’s nuclear program?

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STAR REALMS FRONTIERS Q&A W/ROB DOUGHERTY - WHITE WIZARD GAMES

Join me as I sit down and talk with Rob Dougherty CEO of White Wizard Games about their latest Kickstarter campaign - Star Realms Frontiers. We also discuss Hero Realms, Epic and the plans for the digital versions of their games.

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‘The Daily’: An Oval Office Interview

On Wednesday afternoon, my colleagues Peter Baker, Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman interviewed the president in the Oval Office.

In the wide-ranging interview, President Trump gave his account of a previously undisclosed conversation with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and expressed his anger toward major figures in the investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election — including his own attorney general.

He never would have appointed Jeff Sessions to the post, Mr. Trump said, if he had known then what he knows now.

On today’s episode:

Exclusive audio from the Oval Office interview, with commentary and analysis from Mr. Schmidt and Ms. Haberman.

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Megahaulin: Episode 70: Day 1 Banter

Episode 70: Day 1 Banter

Dustin is flying SOLO in this episode while Matt is off saving the universe! BUT FEAR NOT, we are joined this episode by none other than White Wizard Games CEO Rob Dougherty who discusses a ton of Star Realms news including the recently announced STAR REALMS FRONTIERS set! Listen in!!

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IQ2US: Debating the Constitution: Technology and Privacy

Do you have a secret that no one else knows?  What about Apple, Google, Facebook, Verizon, or Uber?  Are you sure they don’t know your secret?  Digital data – emails, text messages, phone records, location records, web searches – contain traces of almost every secret.  They also contain traces of almost every crime.  Tech companies may promise to protect our data from prying eyes.  But should that promise yield to law enforcement and national security?
The Motion: Tech Companies Should Be Required To Help Law Enforcement Execute Search Warrants To Access Customer Data

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IQ2US: Video Games Will Make Us Smarter

As video games gain prominence, some game creators are turning to global issues, such as poverty alleviation, international diplomacy, and combating climate change, for inspiration. Playing these socially minded games, they argue, allows users to build tangible skills in combating crisis and solving critical problems. But others see the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, dominated by portrayals of crime and war, as a threat that desensitizes its users to violence and encourages anti-social behavior.  Will video games soon provide innovative solutions to our most pressing social, political and economic challenges?  Or is the impact of gaming overrated and potentially destructive?

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JAMES MATTIS FULL EXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JOHN DICKERSON - FACE THE NATION (5/28/2017)

Published on May 28, 2017

JAMES MATTIS FULL EXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JOHN DICKERSON - FACE THE NATION (5/28/2017)

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Megahaulin: Podcast Episode 67: Vipers or Scouts

BIG NEWS!! This week Dustin and Matt discuss the soon to be released COLONY WARS Expansion for STAR REALMS!
We introduce a brand new segment named by one of our listeners, “News From The Colonies!”
In Strategy News, Dustin and Matt tackle the old Scouts vs Viper Scrapping debate!
All this Plus QUICK HITS

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President Trump Full Interview with Lester Holt NBC 5/11/17

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IQ2US: Unresolved: Trump's First 100 Days

Five Debaters. Four Debates. Trump's First 100 Days.

The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been filled with a whirlwind of new policies and challenges to Washington orthodoxies, and the country is sharply divided.  But if we are open to it, we might find that there are reasonable arguments being made by both sides on many issues.  And those conversations can start by considering: President Trump’s “America First” policy, and what it means to different people; the administration’s impact on the health of the stock market and our economy; the team that the president has assembled; and whether it’s the media, or the president, that’s under attack. In one night we embark on a radical departure from our Oxford-style format, asking five debaters, from across the political spectrum, for their views on four key issues under the new Trump presidency.

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1A: Why The World Is Paying Close Attention To The French Elections

Voters in France chose two political outsiders to go to a runoff to determine the next president. A centrist political novice and a far-right firebrand will face off in two weeks in what has been called the most tumultuous and unpredictable French election in recent history. A look at why the world is paying close attention to the French elections and what you need to know.

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GBBP 125: John Scalzi

This week, we welcome sci-fi writer extraordinaire John Scalzi to the show. Scalzi burst onto the speculative fiction scene in 2005 with Old Man’s War, which was nominated for a Hugo Award and kicked off a six-book series (plus related short stories set in the same universe). Two other books in that series (The Last Colony and Zoe’s Tale) were also nominated for Hugos.
Scalzi also wrote Redshirts – a ridiculously fun riff on Star Trek‘s “redshirt” trope – and won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2012! He’s a writing machine and averages about a book a year. Last month saw the release of The Collapsing Empire, which kicks off a new series in a new universe. And if you’ve read and enjoyed any of Scalzi’s work, I can guarantee you’re going to love it. It’s a hell of a ride.
On top of all the novels, he’s been even more prolific over on his website, Whatever, where he’s been writing about anything and everything for years. I highly recommend following along.
On this episode, we chat about the out-of-the-gate success The Collapsing Empire has enjoyed, TV and film rights (and adaptations in general), historical Easter eggs in his writing, the pressures and creative freedom granted by his unprecedented book deal with Tor, the little Wil Wheaton who lives in his head, the JoCo Cruise, and why it’s important for writers to commiserate and discuss the challenges they face.

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IQ2US: Long Live Walmart

Walmart has long been a target for critics of corporate expansion, but does the company really deserve the scrutiny?  Some say that the big-box retailer devastates small communities by pushing out locally-owned businesses, mistreats its workers through low pay and restrictive work hours, and forces American companies  to use cheap foreign labor to produce goods at low cost.  Others point to the fact that Walmart provides countless jobs to low-skilled American workers, sells affordable goods, has increasingly become a leader in sustainability, and attracts new consumers and businesses to its neighborhoods.  Has Walmart been good for America?

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Megahaulin: Episode 65: What’s the Scenario?

This episode Dustin and Matt review the news about Star Realms SCENARIOS! We also discuss variants and of course – QUICK HITS!

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IQ2US: The Universal Basic Income Is The Safety Net Of The Future

Imagine getting a check from the government every month.  $600 guaranteed.  It’s happening in Finland, where a pilot program is being launched to test what’s known as a “universal basic income.” As technology transforms the workplace, jobs and income will become less reliable. The idea is that a universal basic income could serve as a tool to combat poverty and uncertainty in a changing society, and provide a cushion that empowers workers, giving them latitude to take risks in the job market. But some argue a guaranteed income would take away the incentive to work, waste money on those who don’t need it, and come at the expense of effective programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Is the universal basic income the safety net of the future?

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QM9 - Pilot Wave Theory and Quantum Realism | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Published on Nov 30, 2016

 

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QM8 - The Many Worlds of the Quantum Multiverse | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Published on Oct 26, 2016

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QM7 - Quantum Entanglement and the Great Bohr-Einstein Debate | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Published on Sep 21, 2016

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QM6 - Is There a Fifth Fundamental Force? + Quantum Eraser Answer | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Published on Sep 7, 2016

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QM5 - Quantum Eraser Lottery Challenge | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Published on Aug 17, 2016

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QM4 - How the Quantum Eraser Rewrites the Past | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Published on Aug 10, 2016

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QM3 - The Quantum Experiment that Broke Reality | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Published on Jul 27, 2016

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QM2 - Planck's Constant and The Origin of Quantum Mechanics | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Published on Jun 22, 2016

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QM1 - Is Quantum Tunneling Faster than Light? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Published on Jun 1, 2016

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1A: President Trump’s First Budget

On Thursday President Trump will lay out the details of his first budget. Deep cuts are expected in domestic programs and foreign aid, and a big boost to military spending has already been promised.
On the day of its publication, we take a first look at the financial priorities of the Trump administration. What will cuts means for organizations such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department? Having promised to ‘drain the swamp,’ will the budget show that President Trump can radically reform the size and nature of the federal government?

Guests

• Dean Baker Co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research and blogger, Beat the Press; author of "Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer."
• Brian Riedl Senior fellow and member of Economics 21, the Manhattan Institute; former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman.
• Jennifer Scholtes Budget and appropriations editor for Politico.
• Paul Farhi staff writer, The Washington Post

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1A: Does Health Care Have To Be So Expensive?

Have you ever tried to make sense of a bill for medical treatment? It’s no easy task. Health care costs can be confusing and the prices for premiums and prescriptions are set to rise even if Congress repeals and replaces the Affordable Care Act. Can anything be done to lower the amount Americans pay for health care? And how can consumers be empowered to better understand how health policy affects them?

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• Dan Gorenstein Senior reporter for Marketplace.
• Karen Pollitz Senior Fellow at Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). She works on the Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance.

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IQ2US: Charter Schools Are Overrated

In the 25 years since Minnesota passed the first charter school law, these publicly funded but privately operated schools have become a highly sought-after alternative to traditional public education, particularly for underserved students in urban areas. Between 2004 and 2014 alone, charter school enrollment increased from less than 1 million to 2.5 million students. Many charter schools boast of high test scores, strict academic expectations, and high graduation rates, and for some, their growth is evidence of their success. But have these schools lived up to their promise? Opponents argue that charters, which are subject to fewer regulations and less oversight, lack accountability, take much-needed resources from public schools, and pick and choose their student body.  Are charter schools overrated?

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1A: How The Republican Health Care Plan Could Affect You

The new administration has promised to scrap the Affordable Care Act. We now know what the Republican plan to replace Obamacare looks like. What’s different? How will the new arrangements affect you and your family? And when might all these changes kick in?

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• Susan Dentzer president and CEO, NEHI (Network for Excellence in Health Innovation), a non-profit think tank.
• Dan Diamond reporter with Politico and creator of "Pulse Check," a podcast that features weekly conversations about health care.
• Mary Agnes Carey partnerships editor and senior correspondent, Kaiser Health News.

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1A: Leaks, Lies And Who’s Listening In

President Trump has accused President Obama of spying on his campaign. We don’t know if that’s true, but a secret court order was approved last year targeting Trump’s associates.
Shortly after President Trump made the allegations, FBI Director James Comey rebuked the claims.
With the FBI and other agencies kicking the political football, we ask, is America’s intelligence community an asset or a liability?

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• Shane Harris senior writer, The Wall Street Journal; Future of War fellow, New America; author, "At War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex" and "The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State."
• Athan Theoharis professor of history emeritus, Marquette University; author, The FBI and American Democracy: A Brief Critical History.
• Jane Harman director, president and CEO of the Wilson Center; former chair, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence
• Susan Hennessey fellow, Brookings Institute; for National Security Administration attorney.

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#55 Debate - Sam Harris vs Dennis Prager - Religion - 2007

2007 - Dennis Prager Show

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IQ2US: The Special U.S.-Saudi Relationship Has Outlived Its Usefulness

Over 70 years ago, in 1945, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia met onboard the USS Quincy.  A close relationship between the two countries has been maintained ever since, with oil and military and intelligence cooperation at its foundation.  But the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. shale revolution, human rights concerns, and diverging interests in the Middle East, have all put strains on this relationship.  Has this special relationship outlived its usefulness, or is it too important to walk away from?

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President Trump Full Speech to Congress 2/28/17

Published on Feb 28, 2017

In his finest hour, President Trump delivers a speech for the history books. 🇺🇸

President Donald J. Trump Full Address to a Joint Session of Congress #JointSession
US Capitol
Washington, DC
February 28, 2017

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GBBP 118: James S.A. Corey

This week, we’re chatting with the two mad geniuses behind the pseudonymous James S.A. Corey: Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. Together, Abraham and Franck write as James S.A. Corey for The Expanse series of novels and show on SyFy. The series began in 2011 with Leviathan Wakes, and the sixth novel – Babylon’s Ashes – just came out a few months ago. The two are currently working on three more books, which will ultimately bring the series to a total of nine novels (plus a few novellas).
And if you haven’t yet gotten on board with The Expanse on SyFy? I’m not sure what’s wrong with you. The first season is streaming on Amazon Prime, and the second season is now on the air. It’s phenomenal and one of the best scifi shows since [insert your favorite show here]. A big reason for that is because Abraham and Franck aren’t on the outside looking in; they’re lead writers on the show and are personally helping to craft its development. Both the books and the show are absolutely compelling and some of the finest scifi storytelling around at the moment.
On this episode, I’m joined by GeekMom Shiri Sondheimer, and we chat with Abraham and Franck about The Expanse, collaborative storytelling, RPGs, the importance of strong (i.e., well-rounded, thoughtful, independent) female characters, and some of the differences between the books and show.
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GBBP 117: Katee Sackhoff

Our guest this week needs no introduction. Though she had been working for years before, Katee Sackhoff rose to stardom as Starbuck on the rebooted Battlestar Galactica and quickly became the centerpiece of that show. In the years since, she’s had starring roles on 24 and Longmire, she starred in Riddick, and she’s been in numerous other shows and films. She’s also done quite a bit of voice work for animation and video games. She even popped up as the Pink Ranger in that unofficial, NSFW Power/Rangers film.
On this episode, we talk about how she got her start in acting (and the support she found in her family), the unique nature of Battlestar Galactica and Starbuck, Longmire and how Netflix is changing the entertainment industry, her charity Acting Outlaws, and lots more. She even shares some memories of Richard Hatch.
If you listen to just one podcast this month, make it this one. You won’t be disappointed.

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TAL 457: What I Did For Love

Feb 10, 2012

Love makes us do crazy things. But not this crazy. This week for Valentine's Day we have stories of people going to extremes as they fall in love, chase love down, and try to make sense of it—including a teenager who falls for an undercover cop, and epic tales of snooping.

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1A: The Kremlin’s Candidate?

Leading members of the Republican Party have joined calls for a wide investigation into the former national security adviser’s links with Russia.
Michael Flynn quit earlier this week over claims he discussed U.S. sanctions with Russia before Donald Trump took office. The president says the attention now being paid to the administration’s ties to the Kremlin is “nonsense.”
Calls for an independent inquiry came as the New York Times reported that phone records and intercepted calls show members of Mr Trump’s presidential campaign, as well as other Trump associates, “had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election.”
FBI historian Tim Weiner says in the three weeks since the Trump team took office, “a distinct aroma has started wafting out of Washington, what Mr. Kissinger is said to have called ‘the odious smell of truth.’” As the crisis deepens for the new administration, who knew what, and when?

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• Kathryn Stoner senior fellow, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford University; author of "Resisting the State: Reform and Retrenchment in Post-Soviet Russia" and the forthcoming book "Resurrected? Russia's Return as a Global Power."
• David Sanger national security correspondent, The New York Times; author, "Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power."
• John Rizzo senior counsel, Steptoe & Johnson's National and Homeland Security practice; former chief legal officer, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He is the author of the memoir "Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA."
• Susan Glasser chief international affairs columnist, Politico.

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1A: Bonfire Of The Regulations

President Donald Trump has signed an order to approve a massive rollback of federal regulations. The new rules mean for every new regulation passed, two others need to go. It’s a bonfire of red tape and official paperwork.
Joshua Johnson looks at how all of this could affect America’s energy providers and those charged with looking after our environment.

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• Amy Harder reporter covering energy and climate policy, The Wall Street Journal.
• Michael Brune executive director, Sierra Club, an environmental organization.
• Thomas Pyle president, the American Energy Alliance; he served on Donald Trump's transition team focusing on the Department of Energy; formerly an oil and gas lobbyist.

 
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1A: Answering (More) of Your Questions On Trump’s Immigration Freeze

Last week, we had a special program answering your questions on President Trump’s immigration executive order.
Since the order was signed, the ban has faced a number of legal challenges, one of which prompted a federal judge in Washington state to put a temporary hold on the order.
We’ll explore the aftermath of the executive order and answer your questions on where it stands now, its legal implications, and the politics surrounding it.

Guests

• Maura Healey Attorney general, Massachusetts.
• Carrie Johnson Justice correspondent, NPR.
• David Nakamura White House correspondent, The Washington Post.

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Jimmy Fallon Interviews Dan Rather About Facebook and Donald Trump

Published on Feb 2, 2017

Jimmy talks to Dan Rather about his rise to Facebook fame, Trump's immigration ban and the White House's feud with the press.
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IQ2US: Give Trump A Chance

On the heels of a deeply polarized election, Donald Trump will assume office having won the Electoral College, 306 to 232, but having lost the popular vote by over 2.8 million voters.  His opponents argue that he gave voice and legitimacy to extremists, and that his unpredictable, autocratic style is a threat to both democratic ideals at home, and stability abroad.  But others, including critics, argue that Trump’s election represents the will of the American people, who--hungry for change--repudiated the status quo.  In their view, we must find areas of common ground to work together, because obstructionism would only deepen the political divide, and a paralyzed government would benefit no one.  Should we give President Trump a chance?

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1A: Before The Court: A Vacant Seat And The Current Caseload

Colorado federal Judge Neil Gorsuch has been nominated to fill the Supreme Court seat held by the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. We’ll discuss what’s known about President Trump’s SCOTUS nominee and key cases the Court will hear this term.

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• Elizabeth Wydra president, Constitutional Accountability Center, a public interest law firm and think tank based in Washington D.C.
• Kenneth Jost author of "Supreme Court Yearbook" and the blog Jost on Justice.
• Josh Blackman associate professor, South Texas College of Law; adjunct scholar, the Cato Institute; author of "Unraveled: Obamacare, Religious Liberty and Executive Power."

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Bernie Sanders In A Candid Conversation With Sarah Silverman

Published on Dec 16, 2016

Bernie Sanders In A Candid Conversation With Sarah Silverman - Watch Bernie Sanders and Sarah Silverman discuss Trump, Standing Rock, and how powerful people control politics

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Emma Watson interviews Lin-Manuel Miranda for HeForShe Arts Week

Published on Mar 17, 2016

Emma Watson interviews Lin-Manuel Miranda, creater, writer and star of Hamilton the Musical, for UN Women HeForShe Arts Week. Watch Emma's beatbox again: https://youtu.be/2pLTcTjpRbw 
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IQ2US: Policing Is Racially Biased

In 2014, the shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, set off a wave of protests and sparked a movement targeting racial disparities in criminal justice.  Since then, there have been other controversial deaths of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement that have captured the public’s attention, from Tamir Rice, to Philando Castile.  But there are some who say that these encounters, many of them recorded, have fed a narrative of biased policing that the data does not back up, vilifying people who are trying to do good in a difficult job that often puts them in harm’s way.  What are the statistics, and how should we interpret them?  How have recent incidents shaped our view of policing?  Does crime drive law enforcement’s use of force, or is there racial bias?

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