Glenn Loury speaks with Rajiv Sethi, co-author of the new book Shadows of Doubt: Stereotypes, Crime, and the Pursuit of Justice.
Robert Wright talks with Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy, hosts of Feminine Chaos.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and David Ottlinger consider the effect that verisimilitude has on art, from the CGI Lion King remake and special effects blockbusters like Avengers to King Lear.
John Horgan speaks with Frederick Crews, author of Freud: The Making of an Illusion, about why Freud is still a cultural icon long after his ideas have been discredited.
Robert Wright and Francis Fukuyama, author of Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, discuss the challenge of teasing out the sources of Trump’s appeal.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider Haley’s denial that she was interested in replacing Pence as vice president.
Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy analyze the meme of the middle-aged white woman who makes a fuss.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus consider which non-frontrunner has the better shot at becoming president.
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss the punishment that Harvard levied on Fryer, the renowned African-American economist who was accused of sexual harassment.
Brink Lindsey argues that Democrats have erred by attacking health insurance companies instead of the real malefactors—doctors and hospitals.