Kat Rosenfield and Hillary Kelly discuss the representation of “terrible women” in literature.
Douglas Rushkoff, author of the new book Team Human, explains.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s political fate in an era of rapid online news.
Juliet Lapidos describes the origins of her new novel, Talent, which uses the biblical Parable of the Talents as a frame for a literary detective story.
Stephen Asma and Rami Gabriel discuss the essential role of narrative in art, literature, and human life.
Will Wilkinson discusses the underappreciated importance of population density.
Robert Wright and philosopher Gideon Rosen discuss the doctrine of materialism.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis talk about the ideological balancing act that Democratic primary candidates face.
James Geary, author of the new book Wit’s End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It, argues that puns are a perfect example of human creativity.
Glenn Loury suggests that Ta-Nehisi Coates’s argument for slavery reparations has a nationalist appeal.