On the premiere of The Mind Report, Joshua Knobe talks to David G. Rand about why we do or don’t help others. Plus: Can friendly Americans teach cynical Romanians to cooperate?
Election law experts Heather Gerken and Bradley Smith predict what changes might happen by 2016. Plus: Debating disclosure.
Daniel Nexon describes how the Republican foreign policy apparatus will change in Obama’s second term. Plus: The GOP’s demographic crisis.
Matt Lewis has some advice. Plus: Does Obama have a mandate?
The day before the election, Conn Carroll foresaw the conservative base blaming the loss on moderate Mitt. Plus: Did Hurricane Sandy save Obama?
Glenn Loury is tired of those who view Obama as a racial symbol.
Conservatives say pollsters are biased, and one man makes out like a bandit. Adam Serwer and Jamelle Bouie report. Plus: Racial ramifications of an Obama loss.
Conor Friedersdorf and Max Blumenthal consider the other candidates running for president this year. Plus: Can libertarians and progressives find common ground?
Is that even the right question? John Horgan and George Johnson discuss. Plus: Heartwarming post-Sandy stories.
Rob Farley and Matt Duss consider the case of Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin. Plus: The war on statistics.