In which the liberals’ favorite conservative blames America’s crisis more on decadent culture than decadent capitalism
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Premonitions of Disaster
How science fiction writers and movies of the late 20th century anticipated Trump, the coronavirus, and American dystopia
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Kremlin’s Hack Attacks
Wired reporter Andy Greenberg discusses the next wave of Russian cyber crimes in his new book.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Death in Venice and America
Reflections on the fragility of culture in a time of pandemic
Posted inLaw and Justice
Democratizing the Jury Box
Wesleyan University political scientist Sonali Chakravarti discusses her new book ‘Radical Enfranchisement in the Jury Room and Public Life.’
Posted inEconomic Policy
Taking Democratic Socialism Seriously
From the utopian to the left edge of the possible
Posted inPolitics
Can Americans Stop a Demagogue?
Patricia Roberts-Miller is the author of ‘Demagoguery and Democracy.’ The University of Texas at Austin professor of rhetoric breaks downs how demagogues succeed in destabilizing societies—and what that means for the United States.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Neuroscience of Friendship
Science writer Lydia Denworth, the author of ‘Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond,’ discusses the new scientific investigations into how friendship sustains human life.
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How the Supreme Court Contributed to Growing Inequality
Two new histories show how the egalitarian advances under Earl Warren were reversed.
