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24 April 2026

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Sep 21, 2017 — &
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Mark Lilla, author of the new book The Once and Future Liberal, on why progressives should organize around principles rather than identity.

Sep 20, 2017 — &
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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss Russia’s use of the site to influence American public opinion.

Sep 19, 2017 — &
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Glenn Loury explains how academia could benefit from more flexible measures of merit. Plus: Is there a downside to social uplift?

Sep 19, 2017 — &
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Developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik and Robert Wright discuss how meditation can disrupt rigid patterns in adult cognition. Plus: Did Hume borrow from Buddhism?

Sep 18, 2017 — &
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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis on why Trump’s DACA repeal is a no-win situation for Republicans. Plus: Should Trump’s wall be a deal breaker?

Sep 18, 2017 — &
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Culturally Determined

Aryeh Cohen-Wade and actress Zandy Hartig speculate on Trump’s mental and physical constitution. Plus: Coping with Trump.

Sep 18, 2017 — &
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Philosopher Stephen Asma, author of the new book The Evolution of Imagination, says that advocates of “effective altruism” should consider how imagination aids moral development. Plus: What came before consciousness?

Sep 18, 2017 — &
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Scholar of religion Michael Jerryson, author of Buddhist Fury, on responses to Muslim-Buddhist violence in southern Thailand. Plus: The Buddhist apocalypse.

Sep 18, 2017 — &
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Developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik on the origins of Hume’s ideas about the self.

Sep 17, 2017 — &
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Futurist Phil Torres tries to convince Robert Wright that the side-effects of artificial intelligence may include our extinction. Plus: Can climate change help terrorists?

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