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The Argument

Jerusalem Demsas
Free Speech
Cancel Culture
Inequality
Political Ideology
K-12 Education
Immigration
Economic Growth
Social Security
Social Media
College Campuses
Democracy
Taxation
Deficit
National Debt
First Amendment
Foundation For Individual Rights and Expression
Biden Administration
Trump Administration
Health Outcomes
Donald Trump

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

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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

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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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Recent Guests

Gabriele Gratton
Professor of politics and economics at the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
Episode: How Liberal Elite Failure Fueled Far-Right Populism
Kelsey Piper
Staff writer at The Argument and education reporter
The Argument
Episode: America’s Reading Crisis: What Mississippi Got Right
Lane Kenworthy
Professor at UC Santa Barbara and author of "Is Inequality the Problem?"
UC Santa Barbara
Episode: Is Inequality the Problem?
Robinson Meyer
Founder and executive editor of Heatmap News, and a columnist at The Argument
Episode: The Climate Movement’s Biggest Miscalculation (with Robinson Meyer)
Jasmine Sun
Former tech worker and writer about Silicon Valley and AI culture
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Episode: How Silicon Valley Became MAGA-Curious
Bill McKibben
One of America's best-known environmentalists and a writer and activist.
Episode: Arguing the Politics of Climate with Bill McKibben
Greg Lukianoff
President and lawyer at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, FIRE
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Episode: Why Free Speech Is Losing on the Left and the Right
Joey Politano
Economics writer and contributor to The Argument, known for his newsletter 'Apricotass'
The Argument
Episode: Trump's Tariffs, Explained
Rogé Karma
Atlantic journalist and friend of the host
The Atlantic
Episode: The Battle to Rewrite COVID-19

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Jerusalem Demsas
Host and opinion journalist with a focus on engaging discussions about political and social issues. She emphasizes the importance of honest debate and varied perspectives.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 51 ratings
  • The Argument is Awesome

    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

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    5
    Bren Darrow
    United States2 months ago
  • I’m here from reason 🗽🇺🇸

    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 🙏🏿🗽🇺🇸💝:)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cam from Central Park
    United States3 months ago
  • A mirror image of Bari Weiss

    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

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    5
    quitemichael
    United States3 months ago
  • Fantastic.

    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.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    joseph.m.levy
    United States4 months ago
  • Long Live American Liberalism!

    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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    Tyler Trotter
    United States4 months ago

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Many find the content engaging and refreshing, citing a renewed sense of liberal discourse that's intellectually stimulating.

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How Liberal Elite Failure Fueled Far-Right Populism
Q: How can technocratic institutions be both beneficial and detrimental?
Technocratic institutions can increase efficiency but may lead to democratic disconnect and a lack of accountability when decisions are insulated from popular vote.
How Liberal Elite Failure Fueled Far-Right Populism
Q: Why do we see a rise of populism right now in so many Western liberal democracies?
Gabriele Gratton identifies key aspects common to populism theories, highlighting that many people feel betrayed by democracy when it fails to deliver promised economic and social benefits.
Why We Feel Screwed: Immigration, Growth, and the Zero-Sum Mindset
Q: Where do these zero-sum ideas come from?
They are shaped by historical and cultural forces, including experiences of economic mobility and immigration.
Why We Feel Screwed: Immigration, Growth, and the Zero-Sum Mindset
Q: What does it mean to have a zero-sum belief?
It is the idea that in transactions or interactions for one group to gain, another group has to necessarily lose.
The Climate Movement’s Biggest Miscalculation (with Robinson Meyer)
Q: Why should we care about climate change?
We should care about climate change because it affects vulnerable populations, poses unpredictable risks to global society, and has severe impacts on biodiversity.

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4. Robinson Meyer
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