BloggingHeads Debates on Audio & Video

Robert Wright, Mickey Kaus and friends talk about the issues of the day. Go to www.bloggingheads.tv for video and for more information.

How much is pleasure worth? If it turns out no one is rational, shouldn’t we redefine “rational”?

Why Christopher voted for Ralph Nader. Was the Iraq War necessary? Four ways to justify the overthrow of a foreign government.

The distance between Noam Chomsky and evolutionary psychology. How Chomsky snuck in to Bob’s 9th-grade English class.

Richard’s new project, Action for Happiness. Improving a nation’s well-being. Marty’s new book, “Flourish”.

Bob vs. Christopher on Fort Hood and the causes of terrorism. Is Major Hasan really the one to blame?

John’s book The Israel Lobby, viewed from America and abroad. John’s formative years in Brooklyn.

The Myth of the Rational Voter. Irrational fear of markets. Irrational fear of foreigners.

Finding traces of human morality in non-human primates. Is morality just a “veneer” that conceals selfishness?

David recounts writing the “Axis of Evil” speech. Was the “axis” substance or just spin? Speaking of evil: What is it?