Ed Kilgore and Paul Waldman argue Republicans have made unreasonable promises to their base. Plus: Why isn’t Rubio the front-runner?
Robert Wright and Dena Merriam, founder of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, consider. Plus: Meditation, Inc.
Theologian Aliou Niang argues that a Western perspective can obscure harmonies between Christianity and an African faith. Plus: Making your god our god.
Jay Michaelson, author of the new book The Gate of Tears, explains. Plus: Sitting with sadness.
Canadian journalist Jonathan Kay describes the national mood after Justin Trudeau’s victory. Plus: Personal impressions of Canada’s new Prime Minister.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider. Plus: Back to the Future in culture and politics.
Abigail Marsh describes her research using MRI scans on people who have donated a kidney to a stranger. Plus: Are psychopaths born or made?
Psychologist Jorge Ferrer on the delicate issue of sex between spiritual teachers and students. Plus: Tame your “tiger” or work with it?
Betsy Woodruff and Gabriel Debenedetti analyze The Donald’s taboo-breaking charges against George W. Bush. Plus: Will Clinton go harder against Sanders?
Theoretical physicist Lee Smolin suggests how consciousness may emerge from physical processes. Plus: Did the laws of physics evolve?