Glenn Loury and John McWhorter consider the moral implications of the live-streamed assault on a mentally ill man.
Robert Wright and Jim Lobe on what ideas will shape the future of U.S. foreign policy. Plus: Pick your apocalypse.
Psychologist David Barash, author of Buddhist Biology, argues for combining existentialism with Buddhist notions of interconnectedness. Plus: The ecosystem of the self.
In this Sixty-Second Sermon Josh Summers offers guidance on using meditation to face adversity.
Tenth in a series of video mashups in which some people you know, and some people you don’t know, are put on the spot.
Carrie Sheffield on how her media startup evolved beyond a right-wing news site.
Robert Wright and Mark Schmitt on the economic policies that could give the president-elect a boost.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis on what Trump’s rebuke to Republicans says about his power over the party.
Glenn Loury argues that the president missed a historic opportunity to improve race relations.
Robert Wright and Michael Shermer brainstorm about anti-tribalism efforts. Plus: Could evolution have a purpose?