Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss whether a win for abortion rights in Kansas indicates broader midterm gains for Democrats.
Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, and economist Richard Wolff debate the relative merits of planned economies and free markets, as well as the rights of workers to determine the fate of the companies they work for.
Robert Wright and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman assess the wisdom of the House Speaker’s trip to Taiwan.
Glenn Loury and physicist Stephon Alexander, author of Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics, discuss the racial achievement gap in quantitative fields and how it might be closed.
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the argument for Biden bowing out of the 2024 race.
Robert Wright and Rajan Menon discuss how toxic political discourse helps prolong the fighting.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus ask whether liberals and the left could be susceptible to election fraud conspiracies.
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter denounce recent ugly attacks on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss the risky Democratic strategy of supporting Trumpy Republican primary candidates.
Robert Wright and writer Ross Douthat discuss the state of America’s political discourse.