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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis speculate on why Joe Biden focused on the 2017 violence in Charlottesville in his announcement video.

Glenn Loury speaks with John Wood, Jr., media director of the bipartisan dialogue group Better Angels, about the history of polarized politics in the United States.

Primatologist Richard Wrangham, author of the new book The Goodness Paradox, discusses how our ancestors dealt with violent males—and made our species gentler.

Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Phoebe Maltz Bovy consider how much power “cancellation culture” really has.

In a panel discussion at Harvard with Glenn Loury, John McWhorter explains what led to endemic black poverty in America.

Robert Wright and theologian John Thatamanil discuss the role of beauty in the “process theology” of Alfred North Whitehead.

Historians Bill Black and Varsha Venkatasubramanian discuss Varsha’s encounters with Hindu nationalists in the Bay Area dating scene.

Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy critique the new publishing industry practice of reviewing manuscripts for potentially offensive content.

Robert Wright speaks with evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller about the logic and benefits of polyamorous relationships.

Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Michael Sweeney consider whether there will ever be another show with such cultural resonance.

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