Glenn Loury and Harold Pollack debate the wisdom of recent protests around the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. Plus: Considering “all lives matter.”
Social psychologist Clayton Critcher describes his research showing that emotion can cause religious belief. Plus: The psychology of spiritual transcendence.
Megan McArdle describes why it’s hard to understand people who are different from you. Plus: The importance of being uncertain.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider the neurosurgeon and political neophyte. Plus: Have the rules of politics changed?
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Kriston Capps discuss how the HBO miniseries depicted the evolution of public housing.
Heather Hurlburt and Dan Drezner explain. Plus: The GOP’s China follies.
Robert Wright and David Corn contemplate a God who isn’t omnipotent and infinitely good. Plus: How to leave a meaningful legacy.
Ed Kilgore has some advice for Clinton. Plus: Why Biden won’t run.
Robert Wright and John Horgan discuss the pros and cons of believing in free will. Plus: Theology via drug trip.
Brent Strickland describes his experiments testing whether we have an innate sense of whether verbs are “telic,” meaning they having a definite end point.