Carol Leonnig and Robert Putnam: Lies and Moral Obligations

If Republican senators had any shred of dignity left, they'd demand that Kash Patel answer why he brazenly lied under oath to them about the purge of agents at the FBI. Credible sources have come forward to say he was directing the whole thing. Meanwhile, Trump has leveled the playing field so companies doing business overseas can do all the bribing they want. Plus, our modern "boy problem," our genetic wiring to not be loners, and finding a way out of our polarization by seeing we have an obligation to respect and care for other people.

Carol Leonnig and Bob Putnam join Tim Miller

show notes

• Bob's "Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community"

• The documentary about Bob, "Join or Die"

• Bob's co-written book, "The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again"

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