Glenn Loury and organizer Ernest Cortes debate the relationship between merit and social esteem under conditions of extreme inequality.
On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the news that Nikki Haley is running for prez—but is she actually angling for veep? Plus: GOP disjunctions over Ukraine and on the debt limit and will Paul Pelosi conspiracy theorists apologize?
Nikita Petrov talks about political repression, public opinion, and Kremlin propaganda in his home country.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss the shortcomings of ChatGPT.
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss the achievements of the Harlem Renaissance writers and how they compare to the mindset of contemporary Black Studies programs.
On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the legacy of the newly-retired Pat Buchanan. Plus: Is White Lotus conservative?; The debt limit showdown; and will Haley take on Trump?
Political scientist Ivan Katchanovski argues that the 2014 Maidan massacre was perpetrated mainly by snipers from far-right groups in hopes that the government would be blamed.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus debate the odds of reelection.
Glenn Loury and physicist Steven Koonin discuss how the push to halt carbon emissions obscures the limits of climate science.
Mishandled classified documents. Grounded planes. Gas stoves. Have Democrats lost their edge already in 2023? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss in this week’s DMZ.