Robert Wright and Glenn Loury discuss the assassination of the conservative activist—and the role of political polarization in leading to it and in shaping the aftermath.

Robert Wright and Holly Elmore, executive director of PauseAI US, look at the motives of the AI moguls and some concerns those motives could raise.

Robert Wright and Nikita Petrov discuss Trump’s birthday greeting to Epstein and what the broader story says about the media and US democracy. Plus: Trumpism vs Putinism, South Park, and more.

Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss what the Ghislaine interview really revealed—via Mickey Kaus’s analysis. Plus: AI vs indoor plumbing, the Xi-Putin summit, and more.

Robert Wright interviews Seth Harp, investigative journalist and author of the NYT bestseller “The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces,” about drugs and mayhem in the US Army’s secretive Delta Force and the unforeseen consequences of military interventions.

Robert Wright and Nikita Petrov compare and contrast the two leaders in light of the US president’s second term.

Robert Wright and Joe Allen, tech editor on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast, discuss AI, transhumanism, Palantir, the noosphere, China, and more.

Robert Wright and Connor Echols discuss Israel’s escalations in Gaza and the West Bank, Trump’s seemingly aborted attempt to make peace in Ukraine, and more!

Psychologist Paul Bloom and Robert Wright discuss the alleged GPT-5 ‘flop,’ the psychological and social challenges of advancing AI, the MSNBC rebranding, the Billy Joel documentary, etc.

George Beebe of the Quincy Institute slams the view that Putin is a “master manipulator,” in a conversation with Connor Echols.