Robert Wright
Author of Nonzero, The Moral Animal, The Evolution of God. Visiting Prof of Science & Religion @UnionSeminary EIC @Bloggingheads @MeaningLifeTV
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Issue 81: July 14–20, 2019 – Mindful Resistance
Robert Wright
In this week's Mindful Resistance Newsletter I wrote about Trump's despicable attack on the four Dem congresswomen and how best to respond to it: mindfulresistance.net/2019/07/20/iss… pic.twitter.com/upECbLnSvI
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Which Democratic Candidates Can Beat Trump? | Robert Wright, Mark Schmitt, & Sarah Posner
1:31 Should Democrats be freaking out about their presidential field? 11:04 The base activation strategy vs. the swing voter strategy 20:02 Who are the top t...
Robert Wright
I had a great time assessing the Dem presidential candidates with @sarahposner and @mschmitt9 (they failed to dispel my concerns about 2020, but they tried!). You can watch on @bloggingheads - youtube.com/watch?v=u1_w23… - or listen on The Wright Show podcast.
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Quincy Institute - Associate, Middle East
Overview The Quincy Institute (QI) seeks a Middle East Expert to contribute to QI's Middle East Program. A key responsibility is to produce a high volume of original reports and analyses on US policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, including research...
How Your Favorite #NeverTrump Republicans Planted Seeds Of His Rise To Power
Liberals are whitewashing the role Never-Trump Republicans played in fueling Trump’s rise when they portrayed President Obama as anti-Israel.
Meditation Retreats | Robert Wright & Josh Summers [The Wright Show]
0:05 Common misconceptions about meditation retreats 14:15 Hitting the bliss button 24:54 Scheduled vs. unscheduled retreats 30:20 How austere does it have t...
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Robert Wright
If you've ever thought about doing a meditation retreat (or have done one), you might want to listen to @middlewayjosh and I discuss retreats on @MeaningLifeTV: youtube.com/watch?v=zRjrz-… (I finished a 10-day retreat last week.) Also available on The Wright Show podcast feed.
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Issue 80: July 7–13, 2019 – Mindful Resistance
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Robert Wright
On Wednesday I finished a 10-day silent meditation retreat, and in this week's Mindful Resistance Newsletter I tried to write about it as non-obnoxiously as possible. Your call as to whether I succeeded
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AOC vs. Pelosi | Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis [The DMZ]
0:11 Labor Secretary Acosta resigns in midst of Epstein scandal 5:01 How being an attorney general can come back to haunt a politician 9:19 Has Biden stopped...
Tucker Carlson Has Failed to Assimilate
The Fox News host betrayed core American values in his attack on Representative Ilhan Omar.
Call It Grace | Robert Wright & Serene Jones [The Wright Show]
02:59 Serene’s new book, Call It Grace: Finding Meaning in a Fractured World 13:12 Serene’s theological upbringing and early encounters with Calvin’s writing...
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Robert Wright
I had a great chat with @SereneJones of @UnionSeminary about her beautiful new book Call It Grace. You can watch on @MeaningLifeTV -- youtube.com/watch?v=71GW3S… -- or listen on The Wright Show podcast.
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Soros and Koch brothers team up to end US ‘forever war’ policy - The Boston Globe
In one of the most remarkable partnerships in modern American political history, leftist financier George Soros and the right-wing Koch brothers are uniting to revive the fading vision of a peaceable United States.
Issue #79: June 23–29, 2019 – Mindful Resistance
Robert Wright
In this week's Mindful Resistance Newsletter, I argue that the strategy that beat Erdogan in Istanbul is a strategy that could be used against Trump: mindfulresistance.net/2019/06/29/iss… pic.twitter.com/Mgzcij3Seo
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American Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Compound
The powerful American missiles had fallen into the hands of rebels fighting a U.S.-backed government. The U.S. appears to have sold the missiles to the U.A.E.
Biden and Kamala Face Off | Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis [The DMZ]
00:10 Bill and Matt agree: Kamala’s risky play paid off 13:57 Kamala’s success: talent, prep, or lucky? 17:15 Matt: Biden is out of touch with his party 27:3...
Justin Raimondo, RIP (1951-2019)
Justin Raimondo, former editorial director and co-founder of Antiwar.com, is dead at 67. He died at his home in Sebastopol, California, with his husband, - Antiwar Staff for Antiwar.com Original
What a War With Iran Would Look Like | Robert Wright & Ilan Goldenberg [The Wright Show]
00:33 What would a war with Iran look like? 17:22 Ilan: The recent attacks on tankers were “almost definitely” Iranian 20:31 How tit-for-tat attacks could sp...
Robert Wright
I had a very illuminating conversation w/ @ilangoldenberg about what war with Iran might look like, hopes for avoiding it, how Iran is caricatured by warmongers & sometimes by MSM, etc. You can watch on @bloggingheads- youtube.com/watch?v=SOJ5W0… -or listen on the Wright Show podcast
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When NPR Is More Dangerous than Fox News
by Robert Wright When military conflict between the United States and Iran seems to be approaching, and you’re trying to get a clear picture of the situation, I’m only half-kidding when I say there…
Stonewall and the Myth of Self-Deliverance
We’re drawn to tales of fierce resistance by oppressed minorities. But those stories can blind us to how social progress happens.
Issue #78: June 16–22, 2019 – Mindful Resistance
Robert Wright
In this week's Mindful Resistance Newsletter, my thoughts about how subtly, insidiously pro-war the mainstream media's coverage of Iran is. I use NPR as my example, but CNN, MSNBC, NYT & many others would have worked just as well: bit.ly/2WYvJDk pic.twitter.com/pRP9NiAXKE
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Free Will, Determinism, and Compatibilism | Robert Wright & Gideon Rosen [The Wright Show]
2:24 A brief primer on the free will vs. determinism debate 6:59 Are moral responsibility and determinism compatible? 11:51 Is punishment a tragic necessity ...
Robert Wright
For philosophy nerds: I had another great conversation with Princeton philosopher Gideon Rosen. Last time we did mind-body, this time free will/determinism/compatibilism. You can watch on meaningoflife.tv -- youtube.com/watch?v=ShhpXM… -- or listen on The Wright Show podcast.
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