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11/2 Juan Cole: Turkey’s Ben Carson Wins Big

November 2, 2015
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Juan Cole of Informed Comment Blog and author of The New Arabs , explains why Turkey’s Justice Development Party won big in yesterdays elections. Why President Erdogan is getting more authoritarian and rigid. Why Erdogan is campaigning against the Kurds and the why of Turkey’s interventions in Syria.

Comedian Christopher Hamilton says political correctness is hurting comedy.

On The Fun Half: Sam breaks in to debate PC and comedy. Paul Ryan wants Family Leave for him and no one else, terrorists murder a secular publisher in Bangladesh and Bernie Sanders is not sexist. Also your calls and IMs.

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