BloggingHeads Debates on Audio & Video

How much is pleasure worth? If it turns out no one is rational, shouldn’t we redefine “rational”?

Robert Wright, Mickey Kaus and friends talk about the issues of the day. Go to www.bloggingheads.tv for video and for more information.

Bob vs. Christopher on Fort Hood and the causes of terrorism. Is Major Hasan really the one to blame?

J.D. Salinger vs. the writer-as-brand. Are writers on Twitter dribbling away their writerly juices?

John’s book The Israel Lobby, viewed from America and abroad. John’s formative years in Brooklyn.

The Myth of the Rational Voter. Irrational fear of markets. Irrational fear of foreigners.

Richard’s new project, Action for Happiness. Improving a nation’s well-being. Marty’s new book, “Flourish”.

David recounts writing the “Axis of Evil” speech. Was the “axis” substance or just spin? Speaking of evil: What is it?

The disease that will kill you if nothing else does. Is aging an evolutionary adaptation?

Are Russia and China permanently divided from the West? Why Great Power China doesn’t worry Frank much.