Philosopher Justin E. H. Smith discusses his recent essay arguing that social media is swallowing real life.
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss how the Virginia governor-elect should run the state following his narrow victory.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss whether recent and surprising Republican electoral victories will embolden challengers to Trump in 2024.
Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, and law professor Randall Kennedy discuss whether affirmative action produces new inequalities rather than remedying old ones.
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom, author of the new book The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning, discuss why we derive pleasure from some forms of suffering.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Kat Rosenfield about her new novel, No One Will Miss Her.
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the conservative Virginia gubernatorial candidate’s attempts to appeal to moderate voters, including Democrats.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus debate whether most Americans really care about Democrats’ social spending proposals.
In a talk at Baylor University, Glenn Loury considers whether his views on race may inadvertently give “aid and comfort” to racists.