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Glass Half Full

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One of the greatest modern political leaders explains what COVID means for the political and economic shape of the future.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
David Dunning on Cognitive Bias

Don't Know Much

An Interview with David Dunning

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The eminent psychology professor and co-discoverer of the Dunning-Kruger Effect on what we know, what we don't, and what we don't know we don't know.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
  Yohanan Plesner on Netanyahu and Gantz

Ceasefire?

An Interview with Yohanan Plesner

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A former cabinet minister and Knesset member and current head of the Israel Democracy Institute talks about the political situation in Israel.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
The Meaning of the Menorah

Light in the Darkness

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The religious symbol with the longest history of use has meant many things to many different groups, Jewish and otherwise.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
  Allan Lichtman on Why Trump Will Lose

All Over the Map

An Interview with Brett McGurk

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The man who helped run the U.S. campaign against ISIS explains why Trump's incoherent foreign policy is dangerous and damaging to our interests.

Vol 5, Fall 2019 / September 19, 2019
  Norman Roule on the U.S./Iran Contest

Arms and Iran

An Interview with Norman Roule

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A former CIA officer and regional expert lays out the risks of conventional war between the U.S. and Iran.

Vol 5, Fall 2019 / September 19, 2019
  Michael Oren on Israel as a world power

State of Israel

An Interview with Michael Oren

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The statesman and diplomat Michael Oren observed the workings of Israeli diplomacy closely as its ambassador to the U.S. Here he explains how and why the Jewish state is increasingly seen as a world power.

Vol 5, Summer 2019 / July 11, 2019
  Deborah Lipstadt on how anti-Semites go mainstream

Scapegoats

An Interview with Deborah Lipstadt

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A leading historian explains how the oldest hatred has captured more and more minds in our polarized era.

Vol 5, Summer 2019 / July 11, 2019
How phages can save the world from superbugs

Going Viral

How phages can save the world from superbugs

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Phages are the latest weapon (and may be our last hope) in our fight against superbugs, argues a prominent epidemiologist in her new book The Perfect Predator.

Vol 5, Summer 2019 / July 11, 2019
  Harold bloom featuredHarold Bloom and John Currin on Othello and Iago

Green-Eyed Monster

An Interview with Harold Bloom

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America's most eminent literary critic explains Iago, Othello, and the nature of their tragedy.

Vol 5, No 2 / April 16, 2019