Dayo Olopade and Kwami Ahiabenu II compare political journalism in the US and Ghana. Plus: What Africa can teach the US about elections.
Alyssa Rosenberg and Adam Serwer consider how terrorism is portrayed on shows like Homeland and Battlestar Galactica. Plus: Is Homeland unfair to Muslims?
Should the drone campaign be a dealbreaker for liberals? Rob Farley dissects the argument. Plus: What’s a libertarian foreign policy?
Psychologist Timothy Wilson, author of the book Redirect, considers. Plus: Is happiness all in our heads?
As Colombia tries to end its decades-old civil war, Daniel Eilemberg and Diego Senior explain why the US can only play a limited role. Plus: How cocaine fuels Colombia’s civil war.
John Horgan and George Johnson puzzle over the evolutionary psychology of evolutionary psychologists. Plus: Self-deception is the second-best policy.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider how to improve the presidential debates. Plus: Did Romney abandon conservatism?
Adam Serwer suggests a possible way, but Brentin Mock is skeptical. Plus: Did fear of the “angry black man” cost Obama the debate?
Glenn Loury and his son, Glenn Loury II, who is gay, debate how to view religious institutions that are against gay marriage. Plus: A father and son on Obama vs. Romney.
Robert Wright and Liz Mair consider. Plus: Advice for Obama.