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Jeff Schechtman

Jeff Schechtman talks with authors, journalists, newsmakers and opinion shapers, and sheds light on the issues of the day, from local stories to national and international headlines and ideas. jeffschechtman.substack.com

news & politics

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28:20

Democracy Will Likely Be Voted Out on Tuesday: A...

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2022/11/07

On Tuesday we will have our first election since January 6. There is every reason to believe that things will get worse. That January 6 was merely an inflection point on the road to a government we may not recognize in a few years.This according to my WhoWhatWhy podcast guest, New York Times Magazine reporter and author Robert Draper.In his new book,Weapons of Mass Delusion,Draper explains how January 6 was a signal moment for the Republican party, one that left the MAGA base as the core and future

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28:19

Democracy Will Likely Be Voted Out on Tuesday: A...

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2022/11/07

On Tuesday we will have our first election since January 6. There is every reason to believe that things will get worse. That January 6 was merely an inflection point on the road to a government we may not recognize in a few years. This according to my WhoWhatWhy podcast guest, New York Times Magazine reporter and author Robert Draper. In his new book, Weapons of Mass Delusion, Draper explains how January 6 was a signal moment for the Republican party, one that left the MAGA base as the core and

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31:00

Of Boys and Men: A Conversation with Richard V. Reeves

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2022/10/31

Almost since the beginning of time, men have shaped society. From ancient times to Man Men, patriarchy was the defining framework of our society. Men dominated in industry, as workers and leaders, in college graduation, in earnings, in national and local leadership, and in protecting our society. Women and girls were left behindIn the 70s and 80s, all of that began to change. Things like Title IX in 1972, and the feminist movement were both achievements and symbols of success, and harbingers of

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30:59

Of Boys and Men: A Conversation with Richard V. Reeves

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2022/10/31

Almost since the beginning of time, men have shaped society. From ancient times to Mad Men, patriarchy was the defining framework of our society. Men dominated in industry, as workers and leaders; in college graduation, in earnings, in national and local leadership, and in protecting our society. Women and girls were left behind In the 70s and 80s, all of that began to change. Things like Title IX in1972, and the feminist movement were both achievements and symbols of success, and harbingers of

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28:49

Where Immigration and Education Come Together: A...

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2022/10/25

Few subjects engender more reaction and discussion in our politics and our culture than immigration and education. When the two come together in our schools they sit at the precipice of both politics and our future.We are not talking of the dreamers that have been here, but waves of new young people that are on the front lines of shaping the immigrant experience in the United States.What’s really like for the students and the teaching that are, each and every day, helping to define and sometimes

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28:48

Where Immigration and Education Come Together: A...

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2022/10/25

Few subjects engender more reaction and discussion in our politics and our culture than immigration and education. When the two come together in our schools they sit at the precipice of both politics and our future. We are not talking of the dreamers that have been here, but waves of new young people that are on the front lines of shaping the immigrant experience in the United States. What’s really like for the students and the teaching that are, each and every day, helping to define and

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28:47

National Conservatism Is Coming for Us: A...

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2022/10/21

We are finding out that politics and the law are sometimes about separate ways of looking at the world. The law is often about the past. It’s about adjudicating events that have happened, laws that have been broken, and punishments that should be meted out in the public sphere, particularly with respect to Donald Trump. We see it playing out with January 6th, past tax violations, stolen documents, and the results of past elections. Politics on the other hand is about what’s ahead. It’s about how

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28:10

Why YouTube is Different: A Conversation with Mark...

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2022/10/10

Social media often seems like an element tacked on to our culture. Its fads come and go. Things like Instagram, Tick Tock, Twitter, Pinterest, and Snapchat are often fungible and subject to the laws of creative destruction. On the other hand, companies like YouTube and its parent Google feel like they are deeply integrated into our lives. We search on Google, learn, and can be entertained on YouTube. They have become essential utilities to get through life. As such, YouTube often gets less

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25:29

How The Universe Works and Why It Matters: A...

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2022/10/04

The great screenwriter William Goldman once said of Hollywood, that “nobody knows anything.” I hope that we have learned by now that this does not apply to science.Random as knowledge sometimes might be, it is safe to say that the entire technological infrastructure of modern society, all of Silicon Valley, is built on top of the reliable functioning of the laws of mathematics and physics.The fundamental laws of physics which govern the workings of the cosmos are not some untethered abstract set of

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25:29

How The Universe Works and Why It Matters: A...

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2022/10/03

The great screenwriter William Goldman once said of Hollywood, that “nobody knows anything.” I hope that we have learned by now that this does not apply to science. Random as knowledge sometimes might be, it is safe to say that the entire technological infrastructure of modern society, all of Silicon Valley, is built on top of the reliable functioning of the laws of mathematics and physics. The fundamental laws of physics which govern the workings of the cosmos are not some untethered abstract set

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31:29

We Live in a Golden Age of Ignorance: A conversation...

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2022/09/28

Look at the British press most days, and you’ll find that the government and the royals are being skewered and made fun of. The Brits have a long tradition of publicly calling out their leaders for absurdity, stupidity or embarrassing behavior. In America, it seems that part of the population almost embraces this kind of behavior; that rather than calling it out, it votes for it.It celebrates it on talk radio and on Fox. Imagine an entire portion of the electorate for whom ignorance is bliss. What

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31:28

We Live in a Golden Age of Ignorance: A conversation...

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2022/09/28

Look at the British press most days, and you’ll find that the government and the royals are being skewered and made fun of. The Brits have a long tradition of publicly calling out their leaders for absurdity, stupidity or embarrassing behavior. In America, it seems that part of the population almost embraces this kind of behavior; that rather than calling it out, it votes for it. It celebrates it on talk radio and on Fox. Imagine an entire portion of the electorate for whom ignorance is bliss. What

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24:42

Harvard Is Once Again The Center of Psychedelics: A...

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2022/09/15

If our current era is one of politics, technology, and economics, it's fair to say that the 60s were an era where social science, self-reflection and cultural anthropology ruled the day.And if places like Stanford, and MIT are the intellectual hubs of our day, Harvard was an intellectual hub of the ’60sNowhere was that more true than in Harvard's establishment of a Department of Social Relations. With figures like Timothy Leary, Ram Das, and Ted Kaczynski, as part of the faculty, it was an

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24:41

Harvard Is Once Again The Center of Psychedelics: A...

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2022/09/14

If our current era is one of politics, technology, and economics, it's fair to say that the 60s were an era where social science, self-reflection and cultural anthropology ruled the day. And if places like Stanford, and MIT are the intellectual hubs of our day, Harvard was an intellectual hub of the ’60s Nowhere was that more true than in Harvard's establishment of a Department of Social Relations. With figures like Timothy Leary, Ram Das, and Ted Kaczynski, as part of the faculty, it was an

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36:59

The End of American Competitiveness: A Conversation...

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2022/08/30

For much of our 246 years, we were a young, dynamic, striving country. Sure, we had flaws, we made mistakes, we took wrong turns, but we believed deeply in our ability to learn from those mistakes and to move the country forward. Today, it seems that we’re caught between that young, energetic country and some of the more mature, but less dynamic nations we see in Europe, for example. We are like a mean, angry adolescent nation ready to fight with anyone and about anything. When the James Dean

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23:42

How Did The Pandemic Change Us? A Conversation with...

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2022/08/24

Early on in the pandemic, in the earliest days of the lockdown, we wondered how this was going to change the world. Ironically, it was easier to look out and to try and figure out its impact on the world, rather than dig deeper and wonder how it might affect us.But it did give us time to think, to wonder, and for some, to be deeply creative. It gave us all a springboard to see the familiar in new ways. To cope with isolation in new ways, to reaffirm or reconstruct our most intimate relationships.All

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23:42

How Did The Pandemic Change Us? A Conversation with...

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2022/08/24

Early on in the pandemic, in the earliest days of the lockdown, we wondered this was going to change the world. Ironically, it was easier to look out and to try and figure out its impact on the world, rather than dig deeper and wonder how it might affect us. But it did give us time to think, to wonder, and for some, to be deeply creative. It gave us all a springboard to see the familiar in new ways. To cope with isolation in new ways, to reaffirm or reconstruct our most intimate

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28:47

Why Harvey Weinstein Should Matter: A Conversation...

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2022/08/10

In spite of the supposed transparency of the internet age, more and more we live in the age of complicity. Last month we saw it with the trove of documents and stories that came to light about UBER. Tim Miller’s recent book about Trump's enablers shows how it’s happened repeatedly in the White House, just as Michel Lewis showed us, several years ago, how it happened on Wall Street in the face of the 2008 financial crisis.For 20 years in Hollywood, the complicity around the actions of Harvey

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28:46

Why Harvey Weinstein Should Matter: A Conversation...

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2022/08/10

In spite of the supposed transparency of the internet age, more and more we live in the age of complicity. Last month we saw it with the trove of documents and stories that came to light about UBER. Tim Miller’s recent book about Trump's enablers shows how it’s happened repeatedly in the White House, just as Michel Lewis showed us, several years ago, how it happened on Wall Street in the face of the 2008 financial crisis. For 20 years in Hollywood, the complicity around the actions of Harvey

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21:54

The Trump Roster of Toadies: A conversation with Mark...

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2022/07/27

Modern Washington has always offered up an impressive roster of toadies. Yet the Trump administration seems to have offered up a unique period of bowing and scraping. Historically, sucking up takes a variety of forms, from pretty compliments to cloying flattery and outright treachery. But it doesn't stop there. The kind of sycophant we see from the GOP combines other attributes like hypocrisy, lying, and manipulation. Throughout history we’ve certainly seen our share of sycophants; from the courts

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