On the Gist, the latest debate and Corey Booker.In the interview, John Tierney is here to talk about his and Roy F. Baumeister’s new book <a href="http://amazon.com/Power-Bad-Negativity-Effect-Rules-ebook/dp/B07Q3NHPGZ/?tag=slatmaga-20">The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It</a>. They discuss why the bad is always more memorable than the good, and the real uses of such negativity.In the spiel, Elizabeth Warren’s plan to forgive student debt by executive order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Wasted Debate

For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.