BhTV: The Wright Show (audio)

How will U.S. foreign policy change in 2017? ... Hints about what’s to come from Trump’s cabinet picks ... "Mad Dog" Mattis, the realist? ... The puzzle of Steve Bannon ... Russia good, China bad? ... The apocalyptic visions that keep Bob and Jim up at night ...

The world’s dangerous debt burden ... Richard’s plan for solving the debt crisis ... Trump, debt, and the loopholes he loves ... What caused China’s trade surplus? ... Ominous parallels between Japan in the 1980s and China today ... Hillary’s mediocre formula for economic revival ...

Hillary’s dangerous position on Russia ... The Hillary-friendly conservatives ... What a post-Trump political landscape might look like ... Do liberals have an unhealthy obsession with Trump’s crudeness? ... Does Trump stand for anything? ... The elite’s Trump-shaped blind spots ...

Megan's theory of Trumpism ... The revolt against speech codes ... Why Trump's vulgarity is a big selling point ... How Trump left social conservatives behind ... Is nationalism necessary? ... The double-edged sword of group loyalty ...

Hillary’s history of supporting regime change ... Why Neocons back Hillary and fear Trump ... Imagining a better handling of Syria ... Why terrorism poses a problem for Realists ... Max’s biggest concerns about Trump as president ... Looking at the Iran deal through a Realist lens ...

A defense of Gary Johnson's, "What's Aleppo?" ... Ann: Political-speak is evolving ... Does Trump deserve more credit than he gets? ... Does Hillary lie more than other politicians? ... Bob on Hillary's biggest mistake and Trump's hair ... The media's anti-Trump bias ... The possibility of party realignment (on both sides) ...

Why Mickey supports Trump "in his heart" but not necessarily in his head. ... Does Mickey still trust Trump on immigration? ... Bob: Trump's lack of self-control makes him unfit to be President ... Does the Steve Bannon appointment mean Trump embraces the alt-right? ... Bob and Mickey agree: Trump has a real chance of winning ... Bob fears the media bias against Trump is counterproductively overt ...

How Trump crushed the "true conservatives" ... A brief history of conservative populism ... A few kind words for Trump supporters ... Trump and the alt-right's revival of the old right ... Could Trump wind up being good for democracy? ... Is Trump's incompetence a blessing in disguise? ...

Why the neocons are so anti-Trump ... Trump versus the foreign policy establishment ... Is Trump's foreign policy Jacksonian ... Are neocons flocking to Hillary? ... Why it's hard to know where Hillary stands on foreign policy ... Are Americans isolationists at heart? ... How neocons paved the way for Trump ...

Understanding the failed Egyptian revolution ... Could the U.S. have prevented a coup in Egypt... ... ...and the catastrophe in Syria? ... ISIS's claim to religious authenticity ... Is sectarian conflict religious or political? ... Ways to prevent Islamic sectarian conflict ...

What does Islamic exceptionalism mean? ... Islam's unique early history ... The difference between Islam and Islamism ... An Islamic Reformation? Don't hold your breath ... The nature of Islamic democracy ...

Fred's new book on cyberwarfare, Dark Territory ... North Korea vs. Sony, Iran vs. Sheldon Adelson ... When does a cyber attack become an act of war? ... Your phone may be spying on you, and your car may kill you ... In cyberspace the line between surveillance and attack is blurry at best ... Why deterrence in cyberspace is hard ...

Mickey: Trump is doing "a lot of good work" ... Is Trump crazy, or crazy like a fox? ... Bob asks Mickey if he's become a nativist ... Bob: I was right—and Obama was wrong—about ISIS ... Are robots poised to take our jobs (or just kill us all)? ... Presidential race predictions ...

A brief history of the conservative movement ... Conservative rhetoric vs. GOP pragmatism ... Sam places Trump in historical perspective ... Why did Trump mock a disabled reporter? ... Why getting the facts wrong doesn't hurt Trump ... Sam asks whether The Donald could be a decent president ...

Ten years of Bloggingheads.tv! ... Why Mickey has developed a certain interest in the immigration issue ... Bob vs. Mickey on Trump, Ann Coulter, and xenophobia ... The "conspiracy" to drive out Bush and elevate Rubio ... Bob: Ted Cruz is a smarter, non-drunk Joseph McCarthy ... Could Trump actually win? Schwarzenegger did! ... Mickey encourages Bob to become a spiritual leader ... Can Obama see things from Putin's perspective? ... A dog-laden interlude ... Bob names Mickey's key career misstep; Mickey disagrees ... Mickey's dystopia: Robot workers and a guaranteed income ... A plethora of thanks ...