Making Sense with Sam Harris

#131 — Dictators, Immigration, #MeToo, and Other Imponderables

Jul 3, 2018

36:44

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Masha Gessen

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Putin's Imaginary Mortal Combat Between the United States and Russia

02:12

As a Homosexual Jew, I'm Not Wrong to Exchange

03:30

Are You Concerned About American Democracy in the Age of Trump?

02:33

Introduction

4min

Was It Just the Reality of Being Gay and Jewish in Russia?

3min

What's the Catalyst of the Protests?

3min

What's the Status of Public Opinion in Russia?

2min

What Is Public Opinion in Russia?

3min

The Russian Military Doctrine Reserves the Right of First Strike

2min

Is There a Silver Lining to Trump's Approach to Russia?

2min

Putin's Imaginary Mortal Combat Between the United States and Russia

2min

Trump and North Korea - What Are the Right Things to Do?

2min

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What Do You Think Is True?

2min

11.

Are You Concerned About American Democracy in the Age of Trump?

3min

12.

Is the Travel Ban Really the Right Approach?

3min

13.

Is the Travel Ban the Worst Approach?

2min

14.

As a Homosexual Jew, I'm Not Wrong to Exchange

4min

Sam Harris speaks with Masha Gessen about Vladimir Putin, the problem of gauging public opinion in Russia, Trump's fondness for dictators, the challenges of immigration, comparisons between Christian and Muslim intolerance, "fake news" and the health of journalism, the #MeToo movement, and other topics.

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