The Re-Education with Eli Lake

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Ep. 16: Neither Trump Jun 14, 2022

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When you can't support a demagogue who won’t accept the results of elections he loses, but you also can’t support a resistance that claims to be restoring our political norms by violating them, you have few places to turn. This week on The Re-Education, Eli is joined by Mary Katharine Ham to discuss where Americans should turn when they feel stuck in the middle.

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0:04 - Intro

0:23 - Monologue

16:49 - Interview with Mary Katharine Ham

Ep. 15: Crybullies Jun 09, 2022

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There was a time in America when the bullies plagued our schools and workplaces. This week we look at the "cry bully", a new type of bully that can be described as a "hideous hybrid of victim and victor, weeper and walloper" and how they have infiltrated our newsrooms, colleges, and public offices.

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0:03 - Intro

0:21 - Monologue

9:53 - Interview with Abe Greenwald

Ep. 14: Chesa Boudin Jun 07, 2022

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The citizens of San Francisco vote this week on whether to recall their district attorney, Chesa Boudin. This episode looks at a progressive prosecutor who doesn't want to prosecute a lot of crime.

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0:03 - Intro

0:17 - Monologue

15:29 - Interview with Richie Greenberg

Ep. 13: The FBI Jun 02, 2022

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When a Washington DC jury acquitted a former lawyer for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign this week, many Democrats rejoiced. But the real story from his trial is how much it exposed the FBI and its willingness to take any innuendo and smear from the Clinton campaign as grist to investigate Donald Trump. On this episode of the Reeducation, Eli looks at why the FBI is in desperate need of reform.

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0:03 - Segment: Intro

0:21 - Segment: Monologue

10:22 - Segment: Interview with Mollie Hemingway

Ep. 12: Elections May 31, 2022

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As the Republican party sorts out whether they will be a party of election deniers or election acceptors, Democrats should take another look at how Hillary Clinton's campaign did not respect the peaceful transfer of power in 2016.

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0:03 - Segment: Introduction

0:20 - Segment: Monlogue

15:23 - Segment: interview with Rich Lowery

Ep. 11: Guns May 26, 2022

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Lawmakers, activists, and others called for action after this week's tragic elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. With an increase in mass shootings in recent years, many wonder what can be done to prevent such horrors from happening in the first place. What is the best way forward for gun laws and gun ownership?Today on The Re-Education with Eli Lake: Guns. Featuring an interview with gun policy reporter Stephen Gutowski.

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00:02 - Segment: Introduction
00:17 - Segment: Monologue
11:34 - Segment: Interview with The Reload's Stephen Gutowski

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The Reload blog

The Reload Podcast

Ep. 10: Nonviolent Resistance May 24, 2022

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Tyrants can only retain power when the masses cooperate with tyranny. Successful nonviolent resistance movements—from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s civil rights demonstrates to modern protests in Iran—show that taking up arms is not always necessary for, and can be antithetical to, advancing freedom. Today on The Re-Education, Eli Lake discusses nonviolent resistance with Cameron Khansarinia, policy director of the National Union for a Democratic Iran.

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00:03 - Segment: Introduction
00:23 - Segment: Monologue
12:57 - Segment: Interview with Cameron Khansarinia

Ep. 9: Russiagate May 19, 2022

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The trial of former Washington lawyer Michael Sussman began this week—highlighting how the Hillary Clinton campaign tried to gin up FBI investigations into her opponent's ties to the Kremlin. That's right—we're talking Russiagate on this episode of The Re-Education with Eli Lake. Featuring Washington Free Beacon senior investigative reporter Chuck Ross.

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00:02 - Segment: Introduction
00:19 - Segment: Monologue
19:33 - Segment: Interview with Chuck Ross

Link

Chuck's work for the Free Beacon

Ep. 8: The Sociopath's Veto May 17, 2022

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What happens when we judge speech and opinions by the actions of rogues and sociopaths instead of the thinker? Eli Lake asks on this episode of The Re-Education, featuring author Batya Ungar-Sargon.

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00:02 - Segment: Introduction
00:25 - Segment: Monologue
13:48 - Segment: Interview with Batya Ungar-Sargon

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Batya's book

Ep. 7: Norms May 12, 2022

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What are norms? What societal and political norms should we continue to observe today? And when is it okay to break the norms? On this episode of The Re-Education, Eli Lake talks norms with Liberties founder Leon Wieseltier.

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00:03 - Segment: Introduction
00:18 - Segment: Monologue
07:38 - Segment: Interview with Leon Wieseltier

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