16 October 2016
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Why are millennials so idealistic?
Baby boomer Robert Wright and Dan Kaufman of Gen X discuss why different generations have different values.
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Carrying Obama’s foreign policy mantle
Former ambassador Carey Cavanaugh and political scientist Max Abrahms debate whether Trump’s or Hillary’s views are closer to the president’s. Plus: Would Trump’s foreign policy be worse than Hillary’s?
Evan McMullin, Trump slayer?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis on what happens if the GOP fails to carry Utah for the first time in 52 years.
Republicans without a party
Glenn Loury and Steven Teles discuss how Trump has stranded voters and complicated the party’s rebranding.
Does philosophy need religion?
Wesley Wildman argues that theology offers unique insights into the nature of being. Plus: Loving your enemy isn’t enough.
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The language of sin
Ben Perry and scholar Joseph Lam discuss how ancient metaphors shape modern discourse on slavery and sex.
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Safaris into Trumpland
Journalist Michael Tracey critiques the way elites try to understand Trump supporters. Plus: Playing the Putin card.
Behavior over beliefs
Secular Buddhist Stephen Batchelor explains how the Buddha revolutionized meditation. Plus: Why death is not the end.
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Sticking it to the liberal elite
Megan McArdle on the political appeal of Trump’s vulgarity. Plus: Trumpism and globalization.
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Can a “not-self” be guilty as charged?
Robert Wright and Jonathan Gold, author of Paving the Great Way, discuss whether the Buddhist view of causality leaves space for moral agency. Plus: How real is real?
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Is fighting implicit bias possible?
Glenn Loury and Mark Kleiman on what police reform should look like. Plus: What Trump gets wrong about stop-and-frisk.
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Trump as an affront to God
Theologian John Thatamanil argues that the candidate poses a spiritual problem and not just a moral one.
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Belief-boosted runners and the weird case of Coca-Cola poisoning
Frank Bures, author of The Geography of Madness, on how “contagious” ideas can make you fast and make you sick. Plus: Penis theft panic.
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Will the GOP pivot to Pence?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider whether the party’s future is a gentler version of Trumpism. Plus: Where did Fox News go wrong?
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Do black Americans owe loyalty to Obama?
