Kevin Glass and Lucy Steigerwald discuss the new trend of filming encounters with the police in order to deter abuse. Plus: Cruel and unusual punishment.
Will Wilkinson speaks to Jacob Bacharach about the mind-bending conspiracy theory in his new novel, The Bend of the World. Plus: True conspiracies.
Philosopher Miri Albahari discusses her maverick interpretation of the Buddhist doctrine of no-self. Plus: How your “self” makes you suffer.
Robert Wright talks to David Frum about how the media is covering the Gaza war. Plus: Has the Gaza war increased anti-Semitism?
Matt Lewis and Alex Seitz-Wald discuss nostalgic support for Hillary Clinton. Plus: How impeachment (cynically) benefits everyone in DC.
Robert Wright and Lisa Goldman discuss the psychology of Israelis during the war in Gaza. Plus: Are liberal Zionists turning against Israel?
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter consider a different way Obama could have governed. Plus: If John Edwards were president, would there be a Tea Party?
John Horgan and George Johnson critique Lawrence Krauss’s explanation for why there is something rather than nothing. Plus: Honorable agnosticism.
Conor Friedersdorf and Freddie deBoer debate whether it’s poverty, property values, or something else. Plus: “No excuses,” no credibility?
Robert Wright speaks with Hooman Majd, who recently reported from the Iranian nuclear negotiations in Vienna. Plus: Will there be an Iranian nuclear deal?