Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Ukraine's fighting spirit, rising gas prices, and conformity on campus.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
The Science of Politics podcast: “Does the Public Respond to Threats to Democracy?”
The Basic Writings of John Stuart Mill: On Liberty, the Subjection of Women and Utilitarianism
The Guns of August, by Barbara W. Tuchman
Emma Camp for the New York Times: “I Came to College Eager to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead.”
David A. Plotz for the Harvard Crimson: “‘Politically Correct’ Thought Control”
Here’s this week’s chatter:
David: Kayla Stewart for The New York Times: “One Huge Hog, One Long Day and a Nourishing Southern Tradition”
Emily: Pam & Tommy
John: Henry Fountain for The New York Times: “At the Bottom of an Icy Sea, One of History’s Great Wrecks Is Found”
Listener chatter from Carol Walker: BBC podcast 1914: Day by Day
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment John, Emily and David discuss the people they carry with them.
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