David Ottlinger and journalist Cathy Young discuss the controversial anti-woke crusader’s support for Donald Trump.
Robert Wright and journalist Oliver Burkeman ask whether a commitment to determinism would require us to rethink our approach to criminal justice.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade talks with Katie Baker about her recent essay on early ’90s Nickelodeon and how children’s entertainment has changed since then.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss whether the wars that followed 9/11 fueled homegrown terrorism.
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss how the University of Wisconsin should have handled recent campus protests.
Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss what they’ve learned about American politics since the 9/11 attacks.
Joe Bernstein discusses his new Harper’s cover story reconsidering “fake news.”
Critic John Ganz found the widely praised HBO series tedious and hollow.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss whether restrictions on abortion, including the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade, could eventually strengthen women’s reproductive rights.
Glenn Loury and Nikita Petrov discuss whether it’s helpful to think of opposition to woke anti-racism in pugilistic terms.