The Great EnshitteningOpen a browser and you can feel it instantly: everything online just feels… worse. Search results that look like ads. Social feeds that y […]

America chose violence. Now what?Is America at a tipping point? Sean Illing talks with Barbara Walter, one of theRead more

What’s worth remembering?We like to think of memory as a record of the past. But that’s not really what it is. Memory doesn’t keep the past — it can also remak […]

Why TikTok mattersThis week, Sean talks with Emily Baker-White, author of Every Screen on the Planet, about why TikTok feels uniquely addictive, how it turned […]

The sun will save usBill McKibben has spent four decades warning us about climate change. Much of what he predicted has come true. And yet, his new book Here […]

How much free speech is too much?Free speech is often treated as a timeless and sacred right. But what if it’s more myth than reality? This week, Sean is joined b […]

Imagine there’s no billionairesHow much money is too much? In today’s episode, political philosopher Ingrid RRead more

America’s lawyers vs. China’s engineersAmerica has a hard time building stuff. Roads. Trains. Bridges. Housing. EverythingRead more

So, what exactly is the “New Right?”A loose movement of radical intellectuals is driving American politics.  They’re caRead more