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Becca Rothfeld speaks with Samuel Moyn about his book Liberalism Against Itself and why liberalism is in crisis.
In Foolproof, psychologist Sander van der Linden compares misinformation to viral infection—and claims to have a vaccine.Â
Amna Akbar talks with Bernard Harcourt about his new book—and how we can build on existing forms of cooperation to transform society.
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Being serious about equality means aiming to ensure we all live equally flourishing lives—not merely that we have the chance to do so.
Feminist philosophers Kate Soper and Lynne Segal discuss the unsustainable obsession with economic growth and consider what it might look like if we all worked less.
Epiphanies can prompt us to view the world differently, a new book contends. But they are no substitute for ethical and political debate.
Building public trust requires far more than the conveyance of facts and instruction in scientific thinking.
Democratic theory points to two problems: unjust concentrations of power and a flawed theory of knowledge.
The systems that harm animals go hand in hand with systems that harm humans. Combating them requires inter-species solidarity.
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