Timothy B. Lee, author of the newsletter Understanding AI, tells Robert Wright why he’s skeptical of superintelligent AI takeoff theories.

Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss signs of division in Moscow, Ukraine’s battlefield chances, the GOP presidential campaigns, and more.

On this week’s DMZ: Will being found liable for sexual abuse bring down Trump? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss. Plus: Why did Biden change tack on the debt limit? And should we take the Hunter Biden investigation seriously?

Robert Wright and economist Jeffrey Sachs discuss America’s missed opportunity to create a more just and peaceful post-Cold-War world.

Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss the strike on Moscow and who might have been behind it.

On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss RFK Jr.—should he be treated as a credible presidential candidate? Plus: McVeigh’s influence on today’s GOP; Is Thomas eroding trust in the Supreme Court?; And the state of debt limit negotiations

Robert Wright and Middle-East expert Daniel Levy discuss how shifting international power dynamics could affect the conflict.

Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus also discuss Biden’s cheat sheets, Disney’s feud with DeSantis, and Ukraine’s looming offensive.

Glenn Loury and John McWhorter speak with Mark Goldblatt, author of I Feel, Therefore I Am, about the subjectivism of woke politics.

On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the firings of Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon. Plus: Does Kevin McCarthy deserve more credit than he’s getting?