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Feb 2024
1h 46m

A Lively Debate on the Israeli-Palestini...

RUSS ROBERTS
About this episode
Journalist and author Robert Wright invited EconTalk's Russ Roberts to his podcast, NonZero, to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, knowing that there would be plenty to disagree about. The two then agreed to release their back-and-forth on their respective podcasts. The result is a lively but respectful discussion that is more debate than the usual Ec ... Show More
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