Episode 900: Arnie Arnesen Attitude January 21 2026

Part 1:We talk with Timothy Noah, staff writer for The New Republic.We discuss how 'moderation' can be a vice, because it allows leaders to defer decisions, or avoid decisions that are important to people. Specifically, we focus on the lack of calls to prosecute Jonathon Ross, who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis.Part 2:We talk with Nicholas Hoover Wilson, Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University and Institute for Advanced Computational Science affiliate.We discuss the concept of and the prevalence of corruption in its many forms. This includes corruption in financial matters, politics, including the law. We make a distinction between morality and legality, and how it can foster corruption.WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: "That's how every empire falls' : John Prine