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The Representation Gap
We need to take the real cause of right-wing populism seriously if we are to defeat it.
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Sheri Berman
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What Was the American Jew?
Reflections on the outburst of anti-Semitism on Columbia’s campus.
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Sam Kahn
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Kant vs the Algorithm
What the German philosopher knew about independent thinking.
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Luke Hallam
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The Neoracists
 • John McWhorter
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Keira Bell: My Story
 • Keira Bell
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Why I'm Losing Trust in the Institutions
 • Yascha Mounk
248
A Taxonomy of Fear
 • Emily Yoffe
42
The Deep Roots of the Left’s Deafening Silence on Hamas
 • Yascha Mounk
63
A Better Anti-Racism
 • Coleman Hughes
19
Kwame Anthony Appiah on the Right—and Wrong—Way for Universities to Handle Identity
Yascha Mounk and Kwame Anthony Appiah discuss cultivating thick identities (and thick skins).
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Yascha Mounk
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A Reckoning Is Coming for the Democrats
What small towns taught me.
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Sam Kahn
14
The People Will Save the Planet, Not the Courts
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Switzerland for its climate policy. It’s a dangerous overreach.
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François Valentin
2
What Trump Might Do in Office
Thinking through the likely scenarios.
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Michael Baharaeen
3
The Importance of Getting the Full Picture
The reaction to Nex Benedict’s tragic suicide ran ahead of the facts.
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Cathy Young
11
Vinay Prasad on What Went Wrong With COVID
Yascha Mounk and Vinay Prasad assess the strengths and weaknesses of America’s public health response.
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Yascha Mounk
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Social Media, Not the Economy, is Harming Teen Mental Health
Here’s the evidence.
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Jonathan Haidt
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