Glenn Loury and Rajiv Sethi discuss the role of race in Philando Castile’s death and his partner’s interrogation.
Gil Fronsdal, author of The Buddha before Buddhism, talks about values Buddhism doesn’t quite share with its founder. Plus: What we need to let go of.
Journalist Sarah Posner explores the potential legal consequences of Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Glenn Loury on how Trump’s rhetoric when addressing Long Island police officers serves to invigorate his base. Plus: A better Dem healthcare strategy.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis on why the senator’s new book, Conscience of a Conservative, won’t win him any friends.
Robert Wright and Daniel Kaufman debate the Buddhist idea that there is no “self.” Plus: Would the world be worse if everyone were enlightened?
Gil Fronsdal, author of The Buddha before Buddhism, relays Siddhartha’s recipe against religious conflict.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Daniel Bessner on how Trump’s decades of public life made him “the ultimate postmodern figure.” Plus: Scaramucci, the vulgar meritocrat.
Sean Gandert, author of the new satirical novel Lost in Arcadia, suggests that interpreting Trump’s behavior is impossible because he lacks an interior life.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus try to make sense of Trump-Russia links and where the Mueller investigation might lead. Plus: The Mindful Resistance.