Critical race theory

In this special feed drop of On with Kara Swisher, Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber talks about standing up to Donald Trump and what free speech on campus really looks like. This episode was produced by Cristian Castro Rossel, Kateri Jochum, Michell Eloy, Megan Burney an ... Show More

The Riyadh Comedy Festival was billed as “two weeks of laughs in the desert” but has comics asking, “At what cost?” This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Noel King. A poster f ... Show More

The president is attempting to send the National Guard into two American cities for two (seemingly) different reasons with two (for now) different results. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and K ... Show More

CNN’s Ronald Brownstein writes, “the pressures of the pandemic are reconfiguring the politics of education.” That’s what CNN’s Zachary Wolf explains in today’s CNN Political Briefing–frustration over Covid restrictions is spilling over into exasperation over education and schools ... Show More

The first episode of a three-part special series investigating the fight over what is taught in America’s public schools. Until recently, critical race theory (CRT) was a niche legal field encountered only by graduate students. It is now a catch-all term for whatever the right th ... Show More

Vox senior politics reporter Jane Coaston joins Ezra and Matt to talk about Trump turmoil, political correctness and the latest research on the state of the parties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Is wokeness a predominantly white phenomenon? Wilfred Rielly is an assistant professor of political science at Kentucky State, and the author of Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War and he thinks the answer to that question is a resounding yes. Let's find out. ... Show More

Critical race theory is now center stage in the culture war between left and right. It’s infecting the government, the workplace, our schools. And now the FBI is mobilizing to target parents who oppose critical race theory being taught in their children’s classrooms. This is a na ... Show More

Emily Stewart joins Dara and Matt to discuss the prospects for Covid relief and Janet Yellen.Resources:"Janet Yellen's mistake" by Matthew Yglesias, Slowboring.com"Electoral politics on an unfair playing field" by Aaron Strauss, Slowboring.comWhite paper Hosts:Matt Yglesias (@mat ... Show More

Hey, Weeds listeners: Today, we are bringing you an episode of Today, Explained that originally aired in early June.  Ten months ago, the faculty of Cramer Hill Elementary set out to get their kids back on track after a year of mostly remote learning. Today, Explained’s Miles Bry ... Show More

Today on the Matt Walsh Show, the head of the LA teachers union admits that she doesn’t care about kids learning academic subjects. She just wants them to be properly indoctrinated. She may be the one saying it out loud, but this is how the public school system has operated for d ... Show More

Vox's Libby Nelson joins Matt and Dara on the first episode of the Weeds Time Machine: a visit to the past to review some now-forgotten chapter in policy history. This week, it's No Child Left Behind. Our hosts discuss the bipartisan consensus that existed at the outset of this p ... Show More

Jane, Dara, and Matt on convalescent plasma, FDA reform, and the politics of science.Resources:"Trump used a rare disease survivor to take a shot at the FDA" by Julia Belluz, Vox"Making American Great Again–The FDA" by Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution"Reopening schools safely i ... Show More