A deep dive into the life and work of Frank S. Meyer, the longtime senior editor at National Review who became most famous for his theory of “fusionism,” which combined the traditional and libertarian strains of the conservative movement.
Historian Lauren Stokes and writer John Ganz unpack the American right’s ongoing embrace of Viktor Orbán’s Hungary.
Sarah Jones discusses her recent essay, “An Atheist Reconsiders God in the Pandemic.”
National security reporter Spencer Ackerman explains how the War on Terror laid the groundwork for Trump.
What does it feel like to imagine the future as climate catastrophe looms?
William F. Buckley Jr. biographer Sam Tanenhaus digs into the National Review founder’s 1965 run for mayor of New York City.
An interview with political theorist Samuel Goldman on “being American in an age of division.”
Was the January 6 breaching of the Capitol a genuine coup attempt by an extra-parliamentary faction of the Trump movement? Or was it a disorganized and pathetic act of desperation?
A deep-dive into Ravelstein, Saul Bellow’s roman à clef about the Straussian political philosopher Allan Bloom, who achieved late-in-life wealth and fame after publishing his controversial best-seller, The Closing of the American Mind.
Writer, editor, and advice columnist Brandy Jensen answers listener questions about how to be a person again (or for the first time) after the pandemic.
What are the intellectual origins of conservative hostility to majoritarian democracy?
Kate Aronoff talks about the history of climate change denial, how the fossil-fuel industry’s strategy has shifted in recent years, and the prospects for a just, sustainable future.
Historian Nicole Hemmer discusses the life and legacy of the late talk-radio juggernaut Rush Limbaugh.
Veteran HIV/AIDS activist Peter Staley discusses the AIDS crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role of his friend Dr. Anthony Fauci in both.
A discussion on how moral panics fueled America’s right turn, with Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes.
