Vincent Horn, co-founder of Buddhist Geeks, on whether smartphone apps can help you meditate.
Scholar Chip Hartranft on the yogic recipe for reaching higher levels of consciousness. Plus: Thinking is not the enemy.
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter argue that Coates’s work fuels “the soft bigotry of low expectations.”
Political scientist Robert George on how a lack of humility poisons politics.
Glenn Loury and his son, policy analyst Alden Loury, debate a free-market approach to public education. Plus: Why black people can’t rely on the Dems.
Robert Wright and Ann Althouse debate whether social media skew our perception of the candidate.
Robert Wright and Mark Oppenheimer discuss whether a belief in hell discourages bad behavior. Plus: The gospel of Crossfit.
Meditation teachers Josh Summers and Chip Hartranft offer advice on practicing mindfulness.
Mark Oppenheimer, who recently stepped down as “Beliefs” columnist for the New York Times, on the line between secular and religious practice.
Matt Duss and Sean Kay say Hillary Clinton could win votes by candidly discussing her foreign policy mistakes. Plus: Rock n’ roll and the Cold War.