Slate Money - The Meritocracy Trap
This week, Yale Professor Daniel Markovits joins Emily and Felix to discuss his new book ‘The Meritocracy Trap’, Jeffrey Epstein and the MIT Media Lab, and the Volfefe Index. Plus: Bill Gates and Jeff...
14 Sep 201948min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Clerk’s Eye View of Justice John Paul Stevens
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Professor Sonja West of the University of Georgia School of Law and Professor Jamal Greene of Columbia Law School, both former clerks to Supreme Court Justice John Paul St...
14 Sep 20191h 5min
Political Gabfest - Democratic Debate Special: Slate Plus Teaser
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the latest Democratic presidential debate including Castro's dig into Biden, nationalized healthcare, and strategies for how to effectively pick a...
13 Sep 20191min
What Next - Trump Takes On the Auto Industry
There’s a fight brewing between four auto makers and the Trump administration. This fight is largely about environmental regulations -- but it’s also about what kind of governance is required to have ...
13 Sep 201927min
Political Gabfest - Last Mustache in Washington
The cancelled Taliban talks, John Bolton’s departure, and guest Paul Tough’s new book The Years That Matter Most.For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John debate the ideal lengt...
12 Sep 20191h 2min
What Next - Chasing Joe Biden
Vice President Joe Biden still holds a wide lead in Democratic primary polls. Candidates who want to attack him at tonight’s primary debate do so at their own risk. Guest: Slate’s Jim Newell. Slate Pl...
12 Sep 201921min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Case For The Vape
Host Shannon Palus discusses how today’s vaping panic is connected to the rise of the cigarette with Jacob Grier, author of the new book The Rediscovery of Tobacco: Smoking, Vaping, and the Creative D...
11 Sep 201934min
What Next - Bolton Exits, But It’s Still Trump’s Show
President Donald Trump and his now former national security adviser, John Bolton, have had their differences. From North Korea to Iran, the two have been at odds with one another on some of the most i...
11 Sep 201918min
