William Faulkner once famously wrote, "The past is never dead. It's not even past."  I've been thinking a lot about...

George Dawes Green: Why the Past—and Storytelling—Is Never Dead

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You've probably seen footage and images of the January 6 riot at the Capitol captured by today's guest, videographer Ford…

Ford Fischer: Why You Should Surveil the State

Today's guest is Jonathan Haidt, whose new book is The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an…

Regulating Smartphones? Jonathan Haidt vs. Libertarians

Abigail Shrier is author of the best-selling new book Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up. She argues that…

Abigail Shrier: Stop Obsessing Over Our Children's Happiness

Joe Lonsdale is a co-founder of the data analytics firm Palantir; OpenGov, which provides cloud software services for governments; and…

Why Palantir Cofounder Joe Lonsdale Left California for Texas

Psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker is one of the leading defenders of academic freedom and liberal values of limited…

George Dawes Green: Why the Past—and Storytelling—Is Never Dead

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