How We “Lost” China
April 4, 2018
General George Marshall is best known for the Marshall Plan. Far less known is his failed mission to intervene in China's own post-war struggle.
listen to this podcast Three Kingdoms, the Stasi, NATO, and more
April 4, 2018
Alliances: can't live with them, really can't live without them.
read moreHow Trump and Tech Are Breaking Morality
March 28, 2018
The Trump presidency seems at times like one unending scandal. For this week's podcast, we spoke with Eden Collinsworth, the author of BEHAVING BADLY, to talk about the life -- and death -- of norms.
listen to this podcastThe Death of Expertise, Notes on a Scandal, and more
March 28, 2018
Not everything is terrible, though.
read moreWhy Solar Power Is Going to Hit a Wall
March 22, 2018
The quest for cheap, sustainable energy seems to lead inexorably to the sun. We spoke with CFR expert and Georgetown professor Varun Sivaram about his new book Taming The Sun and the future of solar.
listen to this podcastBismarck, fallen eagles, Prussian dreams, and more
March 21, 2018
Prussian efficiency, right? That’s usually what people invoke when it comes to the popular conceptions of what is undoubtedly Germany’s most significant state.
read moreBarry Strauss on Why the Death of Caesar Never Ended
March 15, 2018
Cornell's Barry Strauss, quite literally, wrote the book on the death of Caesar. We spoke with him about Roman politics and contemporary analogies for this week's podcast.
listen to this podcastWhy You Should Not Forgive Your Enemies
March 15, 2018
A meditation on the Idea of March.
read moreWhy The Renaissance Explains the Digital Age
March 7, 2018
Author Chris Kutarna believes that the key to understanding -- and flourishing -- in our chaotic modern era is to look back at the Renaissance, a period of tremendous upheaval but also an age in which tremendous human potential was unlocked. We spoke with Chris for this week's podcast.
listen to this podcastWhy You Still Don’t Really Understand the Internet
March 7, 2018
Andrew Blum explains the internet; Gene Hackman explains the security state; and a 19th-century Scotsman explains the modern world.
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