Bill Scher and Matt Lewis explore what’s different, and what’s not different, in the gun control debate after the recent mass shootings.
Robert Wright explains how mindfulness could help humanity overcome destructive cognitive biases.
Nikita Petrov and John Horgan provide a mystical perspective on Steven Pinker’s case for informed optimism.
Robert Wright reviews a week of rising tensions with Russia, North Korea, and China.
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss how accusations of racism led to the departure of two professors from Georgetown Law
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss whether Joe Biden’s embrace of filibuster reform changes the game.
Julia Galef, author of the forthcoming book The Scout Mindset, recounts the origins of a group she says is sometimes misunderstood.
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus weigh the New York governor’s chances of outlasting calls for resignation.
Glenn Loury and Daniel Bessner discuss the birth and impact of BLM in the early 2010s.
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Jacques Berlinerblau, author of the upcoming book The Philip Roth We Don’t Know: Sex, Race, and Autobiography.