Today we are republishing Bari’s appearance on Hoover Institute’s Uncommon Knowledge Podcast, hosted by Peter Robinson.
Peter Robinson is probably best known as a speech-writer for President Ronald Regan. He was the guy who wrote the famous line, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Bari and Peter talk about the social movements shaping our culture, how the personal has become political, anti-semitism and the future of the news media.
President Biden travels to Ukraine's doorstep, visiting Poland as it plays host to US troops and refugees fleeing war. Text messages indicate the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas urged former President Trump's chief of staff to fight the election results. A not-so Sweet Sixteen for two of the top contenders for college basketball's title. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, March 25, 2022:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has added and subtracted elements to this year’s Oscars. A roundtable of L.A. Times film and television experts discuss those changes, plus offer up other commentary and criticism about this Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Today, we’ve got a special episode from our sister podcast, “The Envelope.”
NPR's A Martinez talks to Bob Kitchen of the aid group the International Rescue Committee, about the humanitarian lessons for Ukraine from the war in Syria.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, doctors have been treating kids for shrapnel, bullet wounds and mine blast injuries. We visit Ukraine's largest children's hospital to see the war's effects on children.
For the past month, one of our editors has spoken daily with a young man in Kharkiv. Today he discusses his family's decision to leave their hometown for somewhere safer. Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, faced questioning this week from a Senate Committee. And we look back at Oscars hosts gone by.
The most famous collection of NFTs has raised huge VC money to build a metaverse to compete with Facebook’s. After years of fighting against taxis, Uber just partnered with the most famous taxi network there is: NYC’s yellow cabs. And Larry Fink manages $10 trillion of money, and just predicted the end of Globalization as we know it.
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The Washington Post says the line of questioning facing Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is worse than the inquiries Justice Brett Kavanaugh endured during his nomination. Mary Katharine and Vic aren't so sure. Russia's invasion of Ukraine stalls, gains are now racist, and our ever-so-grateful hosts read some rave reviews from the Hammerheads!
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00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
10:25 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
10:44 - Russia's Ukraine invasion stalls
16:51 - Updates on Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
19:00 - The Washington Post says senators have treated Brown Jackson far worse that Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused without evidence of committing gang rape
30:34 - Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection
31:28 - An update on masking guidance
40:33 - Gains are racist? An MSNBC opinion writer asks...
