The Fifth Column 379 "Midterm Closing Arguments, Killing Kanye" w/ Coleman Hughes and Nick Gillespie
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Oct 28, 2022 
A look at the approaching midterms brings debate blunders, election claims, and questions about political influence. The conversation then turns to Kanye West’s antisemitic remarks, corporate backlash, and the culture of cancellation. Along the way: the history of race and slavery, how Americans tell the past, and whether U.S. support for Ukraine matches its interests.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Midterms Are Nearing a Cliff
01:38 • 2min
Is the Senate the Easiest Job in the World?
03:34 • 3min
Is Mr. Fetterman the Worst Liar?
06:29 • 3min
Stacey Abrams, a Big Story in Politico.
09:00 • 4min
The Right Is Blinded on This Issue, Right?
13:08 • 2min
Why Are Black People Waiting to Vote in Georgia?
15:08 • 4min
What's the Difference Between Trump and the Democrats?
18:59 • 3min
Curtis Yarvin and the Republican Party
21:57 • 5min
The She So Fine of the Vaguely Rapey Songs
27:05 • 2min
Is Kanye a Wild Card?
29:05 • 5min
Is Kanye's Anti-Semitism a Bad Thing?
33:39 • 2min
Is Kanye West Anti-Semitic?
35:20 • 5min
I Love Carrying Them on My Shoulders
40:20 • 4min
I Look Turkish. Yeah. Yeah, I Just See Nick. That's It
43:54 • 2min
Is Kanye West Anti-Semitic?
45:43 • 2min
Are Jews 1% of the Population, but 10% of What You Know?
47:32 • 4min
White People Are Going Crazy. This Is What They Do.
51:19 • 2min
Is There a Jewish Media in Kanye?
52:57 • 2min
Does Kanye Know What He's Doing?
55:07 • 4min
Killer Mike and Farrakhan
59:24 • 2min
Kanye Is a Hypocrisy
01:01:11 • 2min
The Ethics of Tucker's Interview With Kanye West
01:02:58 • 2min
I'm Just Still Going After This, Man?
01:04:50 • 3min
Is There a Cultural Commitment to Cancellations?
01:08:03 • 4min
Do You Hate Racism?
01:12:28 • 3min
Not Stopping for Black People?
01:15:47 • 2min
I Like Lupita From 12 Years of Slave
01:18:00 • 4min
Hack Officials Book Is So Fascinating
01:21:49 • 2min
The Language of the Present
01:24:01 • 4min
I Love the US and the Holocaust, and I Like the 1619 Project
01:27:56 • 4min
The Origin of Colorblindness
01:32:13 • 3min
Is There a Difference in Race?
01:35:22 • 3min
The Southern, the Southern, and the Emancipation
01:38:22 • 2min
Do You Ban Nazis?
01:40:41 • 4min
The Congressional Progressive Caucus' Letter to Joe Biden
01:44:52 • 3min
Is There a Consequence That We Shouldn't Do?
01:47:56 • 6min