Journalist Charlotte Allen explains how Trump’s immigration views and personal traits led her to endorse him as a candidate.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider whether Paul Ryan erred when he said the GOP nominee should only be someone who ran in the primaries.
William Irwin, author of The Free Market Existentialist, argues that the tenets of existentialism and capitalism are a natural fit.
Bill Scher says Sanders is getting tougher in his criticisms of Clinton—but doubts it will give him the boost he needs.
Betsy Woodruff reports on Donald Trump’s new delegates-and-convention guru, Paul Manafort, and his ties to unsavory political figures abroad.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Felix Biederman say looking to the past to predict future political outcomes is often a bust. Plus: Trust your gut, not the facts.
Researchers David Yaden and Alex Belser compare the benefits of drug-induced and spontaneous mystical experiences. Plus: Positive outcomes of bad trips.
Harold Pollack says words like “liberal” and “conservative” fail to capture the nuances of real people. Plus: Why campus diversity needs work.
Mysterious pundit “Carl Diggler” explains the strategy behind his uncannily accurate primary predictions.
NYU researcher Alex Belser talks about the positive results of difficult experiences with psilocybin therapy.