Matt's recent conversation with Ross Douthat ... Can Democrats get BBB done by the end of October? ... Are progressives onboard with the bipartisan infrastructure bill? ... Matt: The Virginia governor's race point the way for national Republicans ...

Bloggingheads.tv: The DMZ

The Looming Infrastructure Deadline (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Matt: We've become overly sensitive to potentially offensive comedy ... Is Dave Chappelle making jokes or a serious political argument? ... Is Chappelle an "equal opportunity offender"? ... Bill: The Democrats' approach to reconciliation is incoherent ...

How Serious Is Dave Chappelle? (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Matt is crazy about Kyrsten SInema's freewheelin' attitude ... Are hardball tactics working out for progressives? ... How bad are Biden's poll numbers? ...

Sympathy for Kyrsten Sinema (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

A birthday week recap ... Will BIB and BBB go bust? ... What are Manchin and Sinema up to? ... What happened to Glenn Greenwald? ...

The Biden Agenda On the Line (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Are we headed for a shutdown? ... The annual Bill birthday digression ... What's Al Franken up to? ... Will progressives sink the bipartisan infrastructure bill? ...

What Do Progressives Want from the Infrastructure Bill? (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Should AOC have worn that dress? ... Should celebrities make our healthcare decisions? ... The legacy of Norm MacDonald ...

Representative Democracy: Celebrity Edition (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Are Democrats trying to do too much? ... Should we have more than two parties? ... What have we learned 20 years after 9/11? ...

The Many Messages of Joe Biden (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

The Texas abortion law and the future of Roe v. Wade ... Do any conservatives oppose the Texas abortion law? ... Bill: The Texas law risks alienating the political center ... Matt: Biden has botched all aspects of the Afghanistan withdrawal ... Is Biden abandoning the coalition that elected him? ... Are Democrats held to higher standards than Republicans? ...

Has Biden Returned Us to "Normal"? (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Bill: Moderates got the better of the House budget resolution standoff ... Can the Democrats avoid a debt limit debacle? ... Matt: Biden failed to lead on Afghanistan ...

House Moderates Strike Back (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Has Afghanistan shown Biden to be incompetent and callous? ... Will Afghanistan impact Biden politically? ... Do the Moderate Nine hold better cards than Nancy Pelosi in the budget resolution showdown? ...

Leaving Afghanistan (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Bill's murky definition of "on vacation" ... Mourning the loss of another Night Court alum ... Can moderate Dems get the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed? ... Matt makes the conservative case for allowing local mask mandates ... Bill: Cuomo’s resignation shows Dems can police their own ...

Hot Infrastructure Summer (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Walking the Trump Endorsement Line (Bill Scher & Aryeh Cohen-Wade)

Debunking San Juan Hill (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Matt: Worry about electoral subversion, not voting access ... Bill's indirect solution to electoral subversion ... Is the left responsible for the culture war's escalation? ... The populist realignment over the rights of business owners ... Will CRT in the schools provide significant political wins for Republicans? ...

Waiting for the Backlash (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Matt encounters West Virginia's cosplay community ... What does Eric Adams' presumptive win mean for ranked choice voting? ... Matt: Backlash against progressives may have enabled Trump's rise ...

The Best Way to Win Is to Win (Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis)

Liberal Bill Scher and conservative Matt Lewis meet in the rancor-free DMZ to hash out the week’s political events.