Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider.
Robert Wright speaks with Chris Lehmann, the new editor of The New Republic.
Noah Smith and Ben Burgis debate the pros and cons of Bernie Sanders’s proposal for free tuition at all public universities.
Bhikkhu Bodhi, a translator of ancient Buddhist texts, discusses the demanding Buddhist ideal of “right speech.”
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss whether Democrats are taking a major risk by pushing for Trump’s impeachment.
Glenn Loury considers the question at an event hosted by the St. Olaf College Institute for Freedom and Community.
Daniel Kaufman and Massimo Pigliucci discuss whether physicists will be ever able to describe the structure of reality.
Robert Wright and Michael Tracey debate the importance of the identity of a key player in the Ukraine scandal.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Mellie Macker consider the power dynamics of “cancellation.”
Robert Wright speaks with Angie Maxwell, author of the new book The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics.