Ep. 22 – The End of Europe
April 13, 2017
Daily Beast correspondent and author Jamie Kirchick discusses why the Europe we know may cease to exist as Russian meddling, uncertainty about the future of NATO, and events like Brexit push… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
Benjamin Franklin on Immigration
April 12, 2017
To celebrate the publication of The Papers of Benjamin Franklin: Volume 42 this month, we’re highlighting the founding father’s opinions on immigration as found in his letters and pamphlets. The following excerpt… READ MORE
Remembering (and Forgetting) Collective History
April 11, 2017
David Rieff— Lawrence Binyon’s poem “For the Fallen” was first published in the London Times on September 21, 1914, six weeks after the Great War had begun. It is sometimes… READ MORE
The CIA’s Drone Policy Under Trump
April 10, 2017
Christopher J. Fuller— President Trump’s agenda has borrowed heavily from Reagan. Tax cuts, a military buildup, and even the slogan “Make America Great Again” were all signatures of the 1980… READ MORE
Decarbonization and the Fossil Fuels – What Happens Next?
April 7, 2017
Dieter Helm— The simple answer is that if Paris is the best we can do to decarbonize the global energy system, the companies can relax and carry on as usual…. READ MORE
Ep. 21 – A Brief History of the Reformations
April 6, 2017
Noted historian and author Carlos Eire breaks down some of the myths about Martin Luther and the Reformation and provides an insightful look at the history of the Catholic and… READ MORE
Digitalization: The Deadly Threat to Fossil Fuels
April 5, 2017
Dieter Helm— Decarbonization should eventually bring about the end of fossil fuels, but they face a much more immediate threat. That threat is digitalization. Everything digital is electric. The future… READ MORE
Trump Gets Lucky on Energy
April 4, 2017
Dieter Helm— The Trump narrative on energy is, like his on manufacturing, full of holes. But this might not matter much. What is going on in the oil and gas… READ MORE
Ep. 20 – American watercolor in the age of Homer and Sargent
April 3, 2017
Kathleen A. Foster, curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, discusses the blockbuster new book and exhibition about American watercolor in the late 19th and early 20th century.
How Erskine Childers Became My Friend
March 31, 2017
Karen M. Paget— I met Erskine Childers, a former officer of the National Student Association and a distinguished United Nations official, long after he died. If that seems impossible, let… READ MORE
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