Conor Friedersdorf and Phoebe Maltz Bovy question whether the umbrella term is useful. Plus: Checking “check your privilege.”
Glenn Loury praises the grand scope of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Plus: The case against Thomas Piketty.
Alexey Sidorenko explains the popular support for Putin’s actions in Ukraine. Plus: Russia’s ominous new “Bloggers Law.”
Samanth Subramanian reports from India. Plus: India’s controversial new prime minister.
Greg Marx and Corey Hutchins discuss FollowTheMoney. org. Plus: Is it wrong for City Hall to fund a local newspaper?
Matt Lewis tells Bill Scher a lesson he learned from Tony Kornheiser. Plus: Mississippi’s weird GOP primary.
Robert Wright and French journalist Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry speculate on how the once-fringe far-right politician could win the presidency. Plus: The rise of the National Front in France.
Mark Joseph Stern and Matthew Schmitz debate whether a baker who objects to gay marriage on religious grounds should be forced to serve a same-sex wedding. Plus: Christian witness or anti-gay animus?
Should America learn more about its racist past? John McWhorter and Glenn Loury debate. Plus: Has America already made reparations?
Heather Hurlburt and Dan Drezner consider. Plus: How to talk to Americans about foreign policy.