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 Introduction 
 00:00 • 2min 
 Vivek Is Doing Well in the Polls 
 02:05 • 2min 
 The Future of Conservative Intellectual Thoughts 
 04:00 • 2min 
 The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Intellectuals 
 06:21 • 3min 
 The Politics of Affirmative Action 
 09:11 • 2min 
 The Rise of Class Based Affirmative Action 
 11:11 • 2min 
 The Dems' Role in the White Working Class 
 12:47 • 3min 
 The Problem With Professional Activists 
 15:45 • 2min 
 The Rise of Civil Rights Lawsuits 
 17:24 • 2min 
 The Utilitarian Value of Trump 
 19:08 • 2min 
 Trump Is a Shelling Point for the Right 
 21:02 • 2min 
 Trump's Influence on the Republican Party 
 22:39 • 2min 
 The Unifying Role of Trump in Unifying Liberalism 
 24:18 • 2min 
 Sanders Voters Are Not Like Jill Stein Voters 
 26:42 • 2min 
 The Democratic Coalition Can't Hold 
 28:28 • 3min 
 The Unification of the Democratic Party 
 31:00 • 2min 
 The Right Wing PsyOps and RFK Junior 
 32:32 • 2min 
 The Disdain for Kennedy 
 34:28 • 2min 
 The Unquestionable Credentials of Claire and Thomas in the Liberal Wing 
 36:19 • 2min 
 The Rise of the Left Wing 
 37:58 • 2min 
 The Importance of Birtherism in the 1990s 
 39:50 • 4min 
 The Rise of the Average PhD in the United States 
 43:26 • 2min 
 The Negative Effects of Affirmative Action on the Economy 
 44:59 • 2min 
 The Supreme Court's Interpretation of the Bostock Decision 
 46:55 • 2min 
 The Supreme Court's Decision on Affirmative Action 
 48:33 • 2min 
 The Importance of Incentives in Civil Rights Law 
 50:37 • 2min 
 The Trade-Off Theory of Harvard 
 52:38 • 3min 
 The Pros and Cons of Universities 
 55:10 • 2min 
 The Impact of Affirmative Action on the University Landscape 
 57:24 • 2min 
 The Cost of Affirmative Action 
 59:13 • 2min 
 The Cost of Universal School Choice 
 01:01:06 • 2min 
 The University of Waterloo's Natural Experiment 
 01:03:05 • 3min 
 The Importance of Political Change 
 01:05:42 • 3min 
 The Right Wing's Anti-Euthanasia Argument 
 01:08:52 • 2min 
 The Dissident Right and the Anti-Immigration Right 
 01:10:48 • 2min 
 Libertarianism and the University System 
 01:12:51 • 2min 
 The Steelman Case for Industrial Policy 
 01:14:34 • 2min 
 The Rise of the Conservative Legal Society 
 01:16:44 • 3min 
 The Left's Success in Politics 
 01:20:11 • 2min 
 The Unifying Power of the Left 
 01:22:07 • 2min 
 The Left's Vibes Are Important 
 01:24:02 • 2min 
 The Role of Special Interest Groups in Political Constituencies 
 01:25:51 • 2min 
 The Benefits of Liberalism 
 01:27:26 • 2min 
 The Left's Denial of Human Nature 
 01:28:56 • 3min 
 The Importance of Freedom 
 01:32:03 • 2min 
 The Benefits of Openness to Outsiders 
 01:33:56 • 2min 
 The Importance of Elasticity in Political Economy 
 01:35:27 • 2min 
 The Paradox of Car Dealership Owners 
 01:37:44 • 2min 
 The Importance of Working for the Right 
 01:39:18 • 3min 
 The Importance of Political Economy in the Republican Party 
 01:42:04 • 3min 
 How to Win a Political Battle Against Your Enemies 
 01:44:49 • 2min 
 Open Philanthropy: A Strategy for Acceptance 
 01:46:48 • 2min 
 The Rise and Fall of an Anatoly Carlin 
 01:48:26 • 2min 
 The Efficient Market Hypothesis 
 01:50:02 • 2min 
 The Rise and Fall of the Russian Elite 
 01:51:43 • 2min 
 The Right Wing's Constituency for Capitalism 
 01:53:42 • 2min 
 The Morality of the Culture War 
 01:55:57 • 2min 
 The Rise of the Elites 
 01:58:00 • 2min 
 The Replication Crisis and the Rise of Social Media 
 01:59:35 • 2min 
 The Implications of Neoliberalism 
 02:01:24 • 2min 
 The Effect of Reclinism on Conservative Donors 
 02:03:01 • 3min 
 The Importance of Civil Rights Law in Reintegrating the Left 
 02:06:25 • 2min 
 The Left's Influence on the Left 
 02:08:00 • 2min 
 The Right's Hierarchy 
 02:09:51 • 3min 
 The Pros and Cons of the Anti-Natalist Policy 
 02:12:25 • 3min 
 The Importance of Social Security 
 02:14:58 • 3min 
 The Opposite of Doomer 
 02:17:32 • 2min 
 The Importance of Chaos in Culture 
 02:19:04 • 3min 


