Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss the controversial police tactic. Plus: Why the Trayvon Martin case is different.
Joshua Landis anticipates the Syrian resistance turning to jihad and insurgency. Plus: Should the US attack Syria?
Alain de Botton, author of the new book Religion for Atheists, considers the kinds of rituals non-believers might embrace. Plus: Putting wisdom back into education.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis explain the logic of political polarization. Plus: Why the Etch A Sketch gaffe is so devastating.
Would the birth control debate hurt him in November? Ellen Chesler and Michelle Goldberg debate. Plus: The GOP’s big favor to the left.
Conor Friedersdorf and Alex Schmidt discuss what motivates Internet commenters. Plus: NY vs. LA.
Sarah Posner and E.J. Graff discuss how the right has created a backlash among young women. Plus: A back-door attack on Obamacare?
David Corn, author of the new book Showdown, describes the president’s steeliness in ordering the Bin Laden raid. Plus: How Obama gave Paul Ryan the rope-a-dope.
Robert Farley and Andrew Erickson discuss China’s anti-ship ballistic missile capability.
Eric Liu, co-author of the new book The Gardens of Democracy, argues that government should be “big on the what and small on the how.” Plus: The myth of the wealthy job creator.