10 August 2017
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Anxious? Embrace it
Robert Wright and Massimo Pigliucci give the Buddhist and Stoic recipes for overcoming anxiety.
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Trump’s nightmare scenario
Journalist Sarah Posner explores the potential legal consequences of Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Bad speech, smart politics
Glenn Loury on how Trump’s rhetoric when addressing Long Island police officers serves to invigorate his base. Plus: A better Dem healthcare strategy.
Jeff Flake’s big mistake
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis on why the senator’s new book, Conscience of a Conservative, won’t win him any friends.
“The loveable cad”
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Daniel Bessner on how Trump’s decades of public life made him “the ultimate postmodern figure.” Plus: Scaramucci, the vulgar meritocrat.
Are liberals rushing the Russia story?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus try to make sense of Trump-Russia links and where the Mueller investigation might lead. Plus: The Mindful Resistance.
The awakened sociopath
Robert Wright and meditation teacher Daniel Ingram consider the paradox of gurus who behave badly. Plus: Resisting Trump wisely.
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When personality precedes politics
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Kumars Salehi rehash the popular appeal of “outsider” politicians in the 2016 presidential election. Plus: Is “horseshoe theory” valid?
Learning begins at home
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter on how cultural differences can explain racial disparities in aptitude testing. Plus: In search of the “intelligence gene”
The Glenn Show
Driving while black
Glenn Loury and Rajiv Sethi discuss the role of race in Philando Castile’s death and his partner’s interrogation.
MeaningofLife.tv
About that rebirth
Gil Fronsdal, author of The Buddha before Buddhism, talks about values Buddhism doesn’t quite share with its founder. Plus: What we need to let go of.
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The life of Donald Trump’s mind
Sean Gandert, author of the new satirical novel Lost in Arcadia, suggests that interpreting Trump’s behavior is impossible because he lacks an interior life.
The DMZ
Is “A Better Deal” better?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis on whether Democrats’ new economic agenda will win over the left. Plus: The plan behind Trump’s trans ban.
Is the internet in danger?
Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, on the fight for net neutrality. Plus: How the government gets on your phone.
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Degrees of agency
