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0:00 A sublime Nonzero-TAC crossover event
2:43 Some bad MSM reporting on US-Iran negotiations
20:13 Would Kamala have been better than Trump on Gaza?
33:39 Is a two-state solution conceivable?
38:20 Buchananite conservatives on China
46:06 China, AI, and Covid-19
51:04 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True), Curt Mills (The American Conservative), Andrew Day (The American Conservative). Recorded June 5, 2025.
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Discussed in Overtime:
AI accelerationism vs Burkean conservatism, debating the merits of disengagement with China, Europe’s AI conundrum, Russia-Ukraine under Trump, debating Trump’s authoritarianism and immigration policies, and more.
