Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Nathan Allebach, the social media maven behind @steak_umm, discuss why brands keep pushing the envelope online.
Robert Wright talks to Yael Tamir, author of the new book Why Nationalism, about how to build a new national narrative.
Glenn Loury speaks with Tyler Cowen, author of the new book Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero.
Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy discuss the controversial New Yorker article questioning the sexual misconduct allegations against Al Franken.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis perform a postmortem on Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony.
Philosopher Daniel Kaufman and journalist Oliver Burkeman discuss the psychological impulses that shape online news media today.
Robert Wright and Eli Lake evaluate the new British prime minister.
Glenn Loury pays tribute to his friend and colleague Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy who passed away on Sunday.
Josh Summers and Jenny Odell, author of the new book How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, discuss the banality of social media “positivity.”
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Glenn Loury discuss the college admissions scandal, university athletics, and affirmative action.