Honesty - War in Israel: Michael Oren Explains How "Evil" Infiltrated the Country
This was an emotional, informal podcast about the massacre at the Gaza border, inflected with confusion and anger.
Comedy Cellar: Live From the Table - Yascha Mounk: The Identity Trap
This was my fifth (maybe sixth) time listening to an interview with Yascha bout his latest book. I'm glad Noam Dworman took it in a novel direction, and Yascha fielded the pushback well.
The Economics of Everyday Things - #20: Tattoo Parlours
Customers are clearer about what they want, and social media allows artists to be independent. The work takes a physical toll on their body.
Generously, I assume NYT avoided mentioning the most barbaric Hamas acts because they haven't verified the accounts. I don't think it would usually stop them from talking about rape, sex slaves, and decapitation.
EconTalk - Adam Mastroianni: Learning and Mostly Forgetting
Adam is one of my favourite psychologists, up there with Paul Bloom. Depending on people's priors, I imagine his message might be disheartening. I already fully agree.
Honestly - Bring Back My Children: An Israeli Mother's Plea
Why did I do that to myself? 💔
Munk Debates - Bret Stephens: Israel under attack
It's hard to reconcile what has happened.
The Daily - Israel's Plan to Destroy Hamas
I'm grateful to The New York Times for not underplaying the evil.
Freakonomics Radio - #561: How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1 | The Chain of Events
They injected nuance into the successful entrepreneurial celebration of failure.
Making Sense - #338: The Sin of Moral Equivalence
Sam nailed the distorted thinking about Palestine and Israel.
The Re-education - #79: Delusions Shattered by Atrocity
Eli Lake's voice is among the most sought-after for me during this war.
We Hold These Truths - The Israel-Hamas War | Dr. Jonathan Schanzer
The moral equivalency that people try to make is infuriating.
Conversations with Tyler - Claudia Goldin: The Economics of Inequality
A Nobel laureate deconstructing the myths about the gender wage gap heartens me.
Freakonomics Radio - #232: A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap
She insisted people haven't found her findings hard to swallow, which is stunning if true.