Can Human Beings Understand the Economy?
April 12, 2019
Pascal Boyer— It is in the nature of human beings that they create societies. Philosophers have known and said that much for millennia. These days, scientists can paint a detailed… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
She Didn’t Start It: Jane Ellen Panton, a Victorian Marie Kondo
April 3, 2019
Sarah Bilston— Marie Kondo seems to be everywhere these days. Home-dwellers across the planet debate whether the objects in their home “spark joy” and throw out those that don’t —… READ MORE
Ep. 72 – Threat-Mongering in America
March 28, 2019
The greatest threats to America are often overblown, and the world is a much safer place than we’re led to believe. How does this happen and what can we do… READ MORE
Six Tips for Avoiding Misinformation on Social Media
March 15, 2019
Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatherall— Is that article fake news? Is this meme trustworthy? Is that scientific claim reliable? Over the last few years, it has become clear that… READ MORE
The “Seriatim Practice” of the Supreme Court
March 6, 2019
Paul W. Kahn— We can imagine a state in which courts issued judgments without explanation. The need to settle disputes requires some form of adjudicatory mechanism; it does not… READ MORE
Virtual Weapons and International Order
March 5, 2019
Lucas Kello— Every historical era begins with a revolution: it comes of age when revolution becomes the new normal. The Reformation began when a disaffected Augustinian friar asked, What authority… READ MORE
Ep. 70 – White Women and Slavery
February 28, 2019
A look at the true role white women played in slavery and the effects that are still being felt today. Subscribe:Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Soundcloud
Why Liberalism Failed
February 20, 2019
Patrick J. Deneen— A political philosophy conceived some 500 years ago, and put into effect at the birth of the United States nearly 250 years later, was a wager that… READ MORE
Troubling Signs of a New Financial Crisis
February 19, 2019
Kathleen Day— No one can predict what or when the next financial crisis will be, but one can spot troubling trends. Policies and practices that contributed to the last crisis—dubbed… READ MORE
National Emergencies and the Rise of Presidential Unilateralism
February 16, 2019
Benjamin Ginsberg— President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to help provide funding for a border wall has touched off a furious controversy with many commentators pointing to what they… READ MORE
From 9/11 to 9/11: The Widening of the Atlantic