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The American Experiment

Posted March 23, 201700:49:54

We’re looking for big answers from big thinkers this week, in the first episode of our series on the American Condition.Pick one: the American Experiment...

Mohsin Hamid and the ‘Unwritten Constitution’

Posted March 21, 201700:25:30

The Pakistani fictionist Mohsin Hamid is acutely expert on our American hang-ups about others who look something like him. His new novel, Exit West,...

Welcome to Our Neoliberal World

Posted March 16, 201700:49:54

In recent weeks, our comments section has been filled with request to define a term we use constantly on this show: neoliberalism. For people who like...

American Vertigo

Posted March 9, 201700:49:51

It wasn’t a war of ideas that produced Donald Trump, but his election surprise has produced a war of ideas to define Trumpism. In our program, the...

‘Deportation Nation’

Posted March 2, 201700:49:57

The ICE age: ICE for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Federal agents that will swoop down if they think your citizenship is irregular....