Bill Scher and Kevin Glass consider the fight over health care.
Political scientist Robert Jervis, author of the new book How Statesmen Think, on the paradox of nuclear deterrence.
Bill Scher and John Hawkins on the fight over the future of the party. Plus: Trump’s surprising 100 days.
Psychologist Adam Alter, author of Irresistible, on the ways social media companies optimize their products for addiction.
Glenn Loury and Rajiv Sethi consider how attempts to ridicule stoke support for the president. Plus: Is the EPA chief a climate change denier?
Daniel Drezner, author of the new book The Ideas Industry, explains why public intellectuals are being displaced by a new breed.
Professor of Marketing Troy Campbell explains how activists can apply psychology to their work. Plus: The Divided States of America?
Conor Friedersdorf considers the possibility that some people are wired to want an authoritarian state.
Always Sunny writer Megan Ganz on how the show about a gang of jerks delivers what people want. Plus: How writers get screwed in the Netflix age.
Psychologist David Barash, invoking karma and genes, revises the existentialist view of freedom. Plus: Existentialist bio-Buddhism.