Robert Wright and Jacob Sullum debate. Plus: What if there were a massacre every day?
Rob Farley and Daniel Trombly examine the perverse incentives produced by the International Criminal Court. Plus: Splitting up Syria.
John Horgan and George Johnson discuss, with reference to Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers and John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Plus: Things bite back.
What happens when you show Kubrick’s 1964 anti-war comedy at a military school? Nick Sarantakes explains. Plus: War movies as recruiting campaigns.
Jonathan Phillips and Liane Young discuss the evolutionary roots of social norms. Plus: Does being autistic make it harder to forgive others?
Can local communities do a better job at responding to natural disasters? Conor Friedersdorf and Sommer Mathis debate. Plus: The problem of preparing for a disaster.
Katherine Mangu-Ward explains why talk of a “grand bargain” has her suspicious. Plus: Are unions worth it?
Who is Shintaro Ishihara, and why is he running for prime minister of Japan? Yuki Tatsumi tells Isaac Stone Fish.
Isaac Chotiner and Ramesh Ponnuru explain. Plus: Fiscal cliff craziness.
Heather Hurlburt and Dan Drezner share their experiences working in academia vs. government. Plus: The fight over Susan Rice.