Matt Taibbi v. Bret Stephens on American Power
Ever since the end of World War II, America has been the dominant world superpower. We have been ready to use that power to defend our national interest. Or to defend a certain set of values. Or both....
9 Feb 20221h 28min
Why Are We Boosting Kids?
The Covid vaccines are medical miracles. During the pandemic they have been literal life-savers; I’ll never forget the relief I felt after getting that first shot. Despite the conspiracy theories in...
4 Feb 202228min
The Tiger Mom Won't Stop Roaring
It’s hard to think of an institution in American life that’s more broken than higher education. As universities have abandoned core liberal principles like free speech, bending to students’ demands fo...
2 Feb 20221h 17min
An Imam Blows the Whistle on Muslim Antisemitism
As a boy growing up in Turkey, Abdullah Antepli thought hating Jews was normal. He read Mein Kampf before he was 15. His parents gave him a children's version of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. H...
27 Jan 20221h 19min
The Aftermath Part 2: The Haves and The Have Nots
At this point in the pandemic, one group of Americans generally gets to show their faces. The other still does not. One group orders groceries from Amazon, while the other packages it. One group enjoy...
21 Jan 202235min
The Aftermath Part 1: Kids, Schools, and the Crime Surge
As we approach the third year of this pandemic, it’s become painfully clear that the stringent measures we took to mitigate against the virus had all kinds of unintended consequences. For mental healt...
19 Jan 202259min
Bringing Sanity to the Omicron Chaos: Three Doctors Weigh In
Have you hit a wall with Covid? We have. The irrationality of the current policies and conversations surrounding Covid—guidelines that are coming from our public health authorities; rules coming fro...
14 Jan 20221h 31min
Humans Are More Resilient Than You Think
We are living in an era in which Americans–especially younger ones–say they are increasingly traumatized. In one recent study, 82% of Gen Z respondents said they regularly felt so sad that nothing cou...
12 Jan 20221h 3min
