Robert Wright speaks with Bruce Feiler, author of the new book Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age, about the roles played by “agency,” “belonging,” and “cause” in a meaningful life.
Nikita Petrov speaks with Gary Lachman, author of the new book The Return of Holy Russia: Apocalyptic History, Mystical Awakening, and the Struggle for the Soul of the World.
Daniel Kaufman and Russell Blackford, author of The Tyranny of Opinion: Conformity and the Future of Liberalism, discuss John Stuart Mill’s vision of liberalism.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus speculate.
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss what the accusation of racism really means.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss NeverTrump conservative groups like the Lincoln Project that are campaigning against Republicans.
Robert Wright speaks with David Livingstone Smith, author of the new book On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It, about the psychology of viewing another person as a monster.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Leigh Stein, author of the new novel Self Care.
John Horgan and philosopher Philip Goff, author of the book Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness, discuss the possible moral implications of the theory of universal consciousness.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss.