Zaid Jilani makes the case, but Ali Gharib is very skeptical. Plus: Debating intervention.
On the debut of The Score, Michael Brendan Dougherty and Freddie deBoer discuss the emotional side of sports. Plus: The glorious irrationality of sports.
Tamar Gendler talks to Daniel Dennett, author of the new book Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking. Plus: “Surely” you jest
Betsy Woodruff and Kate Nocera reflect on an endangered species. Plus: A political reporter’s dream.
Robert Wright and Ann Althouse debate. Plus: What really happened in Benghazi?
Bill Scher explains. Plus: Being a working mother who breastfeeds.
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter use the example of their own kids to illuminate the debate. Plus: Time to end affirmative action?
John Horgan harshly criticizes Obama’s use of drone strikes. Plus: The enduring mystery of the brain.
Joshua Knobe and Molly Crockett discuss the darker side of oxytocin. Plus: Would taking a “morality pill” be immoral?
Alyssa Rosenberg and Marc Tracy investigate whether the golden age of blogging is over. Plus: Is Jason Collins the gay Jackie Robinson?