Noam Dworman – Friendship in a Time of War (Bonus Episode)

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0:00 Why Noam gave Glenn a bag of books about Israel

5:25 Why Glenn felt burned after The Bell Curve

8:49 Loyalty among friends during the Gaza War

13:15 The blowback from Brown’s ceasefire letter

17:18 Talking about Israel across the ideological spectrum

19:42 Glenn: Loyalty tests are unreasonable

23:16 Trying to understand the human costs of war

26:26 Glenn: There is no decent alternative to a two-state solution

33:32 “Apartheid,” “genocide,” and other potentially unhelpful terms

39:29 Noam: Thank God for President Biden

44:13 Why Noam is worried about American attitudes toward Israel

49:08 Will the Gaza War end up strengthening Hamas?

56:08 The tone-deafness of some supporters of Israel

Recorded January 31, 2023

Links and Readings

Noam’s podcast, Live from the Table

The Glenn Show Live at the Comedy Cellar

Glenn and John Live at the Comedy Cellar

Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein’s book, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life

Glenn’s conversation with Charles Murray

The Brown University faculty’s ceasefire letter

Glenn’s conversation with Omer Bartov

Glenn’s conversation with Norman Finkelstein

Glenn’s conversation with John Mearsheimer

Glenn’s most recent conversation with Robert Wright

Benny Morris’s book, One State, Two States: Resolving the Israel/Palestine Conflict

Aaron Maté’s appearance on Noam’s podcast

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