07/10/2020 - There Are No Facts

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: unpacking the biggest SCOTUS cases of the last two weeks; Trump's not-so-good summer so far; questioning if Trump's numbers are really as bad as they seem; 2020 Election as declaration of culture war; the difference between affect (also known as bull***t) and truth; the racial, economic, and generational contours to the debate over 'free speech'. You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eYh8Dq-T3ryYwyPjSq4spn-6rKetLhHY/view?usp=sharing]