Best Of: This Conversation Will Change How You Think About Trauma
“Trauma is much more than a story about something that happened long ago,” writes Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. “The emotions and physical sensations that were imprinted during the trauma are experienced n...
15 Apr 20221h 17min
A Ukrainian Philosopher on What Putin Never Understood About Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is only getting more brutal: We’ve seen the bodies of civilians strewn in the streets in Bucha, the city of Mariupol almost leveled and, just a few days ago, a Russian mis...
12 Apr 202247min
Fiona Hill on Whether Ukraine Can Win — and What Happens if Russia Loses
The Russia-Ukraine war has changed considerably in recent weeks. Vladimir Putin is no longer talking explicitly about regime change in Ukraine. The Russian military has shifted its focus away from tak...
8 Apr 202247min
The Most Thorough Case Against Crypto I've Heard
The hype around cryptocurrencies has reached a fever pitch. There are Super Bowl ads for crypto companies featuring celebrities like Matt Damon and Larry David. The Staples Center in Los Angeles is no...
5 Apr 20221h 21min
Sanctioning Russia Is a Form of War. We Need to Treat It Like One.
The Russian political scientist Ilya Matveev recently described the impact of the West’s sanctions on his country as “30 years of economic development thrown into the bin.” He’s not exaggerating. Econ...
1 Apr 20221h 20min
I Keep Hoping Larry Summers Is Wrong. What if He’s Not?
“There is a chance that macroeconomic stimulus on a scale closer to World War II levels than normal recession levels will set off inflationary pressures of a kind we have not seen in a generation,” wr...
29 Mars 20221h 17min
Margaret Atwood on Stories, Deception and the Bible
A good rule of thumb is that whatever Margaret Atwood is worried about now is likely what the rest of us will be worried about a decade from now. The rise of authoritarianism. A backlash against women...
25 Mars 20221h 8min
How Energy Markets Are Shaping Putin’s Invasion — and the World
Nearly every dimension of the Ukraine-Russia conflict has been shaped by energy markets.Russia’s oil and gas exports have long been the foundation of its economy and geopolitical strength. Vladimir Pu...
22 Mars 20221h 2min
