Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss how the outcome of the Virginia gubernatorial election will influence Democratic strategy in the state. Plus: America’s Governor?
Writer Christa Blackmon explains why jokes made at Trump’s expense aren’t necessarily politically subversive.
Robert Wright and philosopher Shaun Nichols discuss why people intuitively believe in free will.
Historian Thomas Knock, author of The Rise of a Prairie Statesman, discusses George McGovern’s insight into the political conditions of South Vietnam. Plus: McGovern as the “first bleeding heart liberal“.
John McWhorter describes the tedium of being a black intellectual in a time of race-centric politics. Plus: Has there been progress since Jim Crow?
Scholar of religion Michael Jerryson on what happens when Buddhism and politics mix. Plus: The Buddhists who hate.
Mark O’Connell, author of To Be a Machine, discusses Silicon Valley’s inordinate interest in immortality. Plus: Self-made cyborgs.
Daniel Kaufman questions Hegel on art’s inherent purpose.Plus: What art tells us.
Robert Wright and historian Craig Harline, author of A World Ablaze, discuss how Luther’s chronic remorse fostered the doctrine of salvation through faith. Plus: Protestantism celebrates its 500th anniversary.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis weigh the senator’s political options.