
The Argument is a podcast dedicated to honest, unflinching debate about the biggest questions facing democracy, culture, and our future. Host Jerusalem Demsas will bring together voices across the political spectrum to argue, challenge, and persuade. Each episode is a space where disagreements aren’t hidden or shouted down but confronted directly, with clarity and conviction. www.theargumentmag.co... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 19 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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Children are a problem for liberalism -- and it’s one you can see in everything from school-board wars to fights over “indoctrination.” If all individuals are free and equal, endowed with rights by their Creator, then does that include children? Kids... more
NIMBYism is usually explained as selfishness: homeowners protecting property values, or neighbors who just hate change. But a growing body of research suggests something simpler and harder to argue with: aesthetics.
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If we want to address racism, should we talk more about race – or less?
Matthew Yglesias argues liberals undermined their own principles when politics shifted from judging people as individuals to sorting them into moral categories based on group id... more
A lot of Americans are uneasy about AI, and so are many of the people building it. Yet we keep scaling and deploying these systems faster than we’re building rules to govern them. Why?
The Argument's Kelsey Piper has a few explanations, from forei... more
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Love everything you’ve done so far, really bringing vitality and dynamism and critical thinking back to a left-wing discourse that had been swallowed by Pod Save Echo Chamberism. One quibble: contrary to your latest guest’s assertions, I’ve lived in Berkeley for well over a decade and have never met any of the polyamorous rationalists that supposedly populate our cocktail parties… I would suggest that they are a tiny cohort overrepresented on substack and in the imaginations of frightened conser... more
Marketing is everything. It’s such a blessing. It allows for people from different backgrounds to meet , listen , learn , and ultimately support people that we would never have if no one decided to step outside of our bubble. I enjoyed you on the reason podcast and I look forward to enjoying your podcast. Good luck and god bless 🙏🏿🗽🇺🇸💝:)
Not sure Demsas would see this as a compliment, but I see a lot of similarities between what she’d doing at The Argument and what Bari Weiss accomplished at TFP. Both are renewal projects for the American journalistic landscape, and both have me very excited about the future of American media. Recently, Bari Weiss identified the need for a loud, charismatic voice to represent American centrists like myself. Then this podcast appeared shortly thereafter! It’s left leaning, but fair-minded about c... more
I’m very excited about this whole project. It’s time for a revitalization of liberalism and reasonable disagreement. Glad to see Demsas at the helm.
I just subscribed to the pod but have been following along with what these guys are putting out and I’m stoked about this whole project.
Basically everything about American politics is depressing right now but these guys are joyfully doing more than decrying a literal straw man who happens to be occupying the White House right now - they’re making reasoned, positive arguments and aren’t kowtowing to faddish “liberal” taboos that are in some part responsible for Trump’s victory.
May it not be t... more
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This podcast engages in rigorous discussions about critical issues surrounding democracy, culture, and contemporary political debates. Each episode features diverse voices from across the political spectrum, tackling complex topics such as inequality, climate change, free speech, and economic policy. The emphasis is on fostering open and honest dialogue, allowing for disagreements to be addressed thoughtfully and constructively, rather than being dismissed or suppressed. The unique format encourages intellectual engagement, aiming to revitalize liberal discourse while promoting reasoned arguments in the face of increasing polarization in society.
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Recent guests on The Argument include:
1. Gabriele Gratton
2. Kelsey Piper
3. Lane Kenworthy
4. Robinson Meyer
5. Jasmine Sun
6. Bill McKibben
7. Greg Lukianoff
8. Joey Politano
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