The February edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  In part 1, we discuss civil unrest in Minnesota, Iran and elsewhere, and the general question of how to deal with religious illiberalism in modern liberal societies.  In part 2, we discuss JD Vance, high-speed rail vs. self-driving cars, and Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS.  As always, listeners are invited to participate in the debate via comments on this post.

 The January edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  Part 1 discusses the latest developments in Venezuela, Iran and Gaza before revisiting our old chestnut topic, free speech.  Part 2 revisits a related old chestnut topic, academic freedom, as well as another recently discussed one, fraud in government-funded programs.  As always, listeners are invited to participate in the discussion via comments on this post...