Robert Wright and ethicist Wendell Wallach, author of A Dangerous Master, discuss how new gene editing techniques empower bioterrorists.
Robert Wright and astrophysicist Adam Frank ponder the nature of reality according to quantum mechanics.
Glenn Loury critiques the premise of the documentary “13th.” Plus: Trading affirmative action for reparations.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis on the first test for an “America First” foreign policy.
Political scientist Yuval Weber argues that Putin’s approach to the world in 2017 has its roots in 2003. Plus: When Instagram sparks unrest.
Howard Axelrod, author of The Point of Vanishing, on how living as a hermit for two years changed his perception of time. Plus: The hermit’s mind.
Massimo Pigliucci, author of How to Be a Stoic and Skye Cleary, author of Existentialism and Romantic Love, introduce the two philosophies.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Phoebe Maltz Bovy, author of the new book The Perils of “Privilege” on why the actor draws the ire of some progressives. Plus: What Trump means for the “privilege wars.”
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter consider Ross Douthat’s modest proposal.
Matt Lewis gives the president some Machiavellian advice on how to govern. Plus: The new party of “no”?