A Political and Literary Forum
Two new books take aim at the moral failures of meritocracy. But we can advocate for a more just society without giving up on merit.
Agnes Callard
Can Israel Be Both Jewish and Democratic?
Omri Boehm
In Thrown, Kerry Howley explores the fleeting ecstasy of a brutal sport.
Jenny Hendrix
A little surveillance can do us a lot of good.
William H. Simon
Most people see the benefits of empathy as too obvious to require justification.
Paul Bloom
History has shown time and again that it is not possible to dehumanize an enemy while treating their cousins, aunts, and uncles with respect.
Jason Stanley
A crosscultural reading group in Beijing.
Drew Calvert
Sure, the system worked—we avoided another Great Depression. But it worked much better for some than for others.
Jonathan Kirshner
How efforts to increase voter turnout exacerbate inequality.
Anthony Fowler
Framing surveillance as a tradeoff between privacy and security is a dead end for democracy.
Reed Hundt
A video of our conversation.
Danny Postel
In Response to Vivian Gornick.
George Scialabba
When narcissism was pathologized, reformers were labeled as narcissists and discontent swept under the rug. George Scialabba responds.
Vivian Gornick
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