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How We Got Bipartisan Gun Reform
After the Supreme Court expanded gun access, can recent legislation be a model for bipartisan compromise on urgent issues?
Richard Hahn
Jun 27
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Life in Shanghai’s Lockdown
For over two months, fear and insecurity dominated China’s most populous city.
Jun 24
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The Moderate Majority on Abortion
Most Americans oppose total bans on abortion, yet favor limits on late-term abortion. Here's how to mobilize them post-Dobbs.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Jun 29
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Do the Politics of Class and Race Stand in Tension?
Listen now (56 min) | Yascha Mounk and Olúfẹmi Táíwò discuss to what extent the ambition to redress past injustice can inspire a positive vision of the future.
Yascha Mounk
Jun 25
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John McWhorter
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Keira Bell: My Story
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Why I'm Losing Trust in the Institutions
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A Taxonomy of Fear
Emily Yoffe
327
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The Warped Vision of “Anti-Racism”
Batya Ungar-Sargon
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The Rittenhouse Verdict Shouldn’t Have Been a Surprise
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What Is A Woman?
It’s possible to define “woman” in a way that is both coherent and inclusive—but ignoring biological sex is not the way to do it.
Matt Lutz
Jun 22
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The French Left Ascendant
A radical coalition has stymied President Macron's hopes for majority rule.
Henri Astier
Jun 20
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Ian Bremmer on the Geopolitical Recession
Listen now (74 min) | Yascha Mounk and Ian Bremmer discuss AI, Ukraine, climate change, and how to distinguish between friends and professional…
Yascha Mounk
Jun 18
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What History Teaches Us About January 6th
It is not too late for conservatives to live up to their best traditions—and turn on Trump.
Luke Hallam
Jun 17
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James Joyce’s Humanism
On its centenary, the classic Irish novel promotes tolerance over violent extremism.
Brendan Ruberry
Jun 16
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The Kids Are Alright
Scratch beneath the surface and it’s clear Gen Z are often conscientious and tolerant.
Matt Major
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Jacob L Mackey
Jun 15
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End College Booster Mandates
Outdated and overcautious policies are doing more harm than good.
Leslie Bienen
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Allison Krug
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Shveta Raju, MD
Jun 13
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What Went Wrong in Afghanistan
Listen now (60 min) | Yascha Mounk and Yalda Hakim discuss why the Taliban won.
Yascha Mounk
Jun 11
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The Neoracists
John McWhorter
360
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Keira Bell: My Story
Keira Bell
237
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Why I'm Losing Trust in the Institutions
Yascha Mounk
145
242
A Taxonomy of Fear
Emily Yoffe
327
42
The Warped Vision of “Anti-Racism”
Batya Ungar-Sargon
135
39
The Rittenhouse Verdict Shouldn’t Have Been a Surprise
Jesse Singal
172
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