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Back to SearchWhy Don't We Have Constitutional Rights Anymore? (w/ Aziz Huq)
Episode 95
Aziz Huq is an expert in constitutional law at the University of Chicago law school. He is the author of the book The Collapse of Constitutional Reme…
4 years, 2 months ago
What Is "Systemic Racism" and How Pervasive Is It?
Episode 94
Today's guest is Glenn Loury, professor of economics at Brown University. Prof. Loury has had a distinguished career—he was the youngest-ever tenured…
4 years, 3 months ago
Does the Right to Counsel Actually Exist In the U.S.?
Episode 93
Today's guest is Stephen Bright, one of the best criminal defense attorneys in the United States. Prof. Bright teaches at Yale Law School and Georget…
4 years, 3 months ago
Abortion in America, Part II: Diana Greene Foster on "The Turnaway Study"
Episode 92
In this, the second part of our look into the realities of abortion in the contemporary United States, Nathan talks to Prof. Diana Greene Foster, Dir…
4 years, 3 months ago
Abortion in America: Carole Joffe on the "Obstacle Course" to Get Necessary Medical Care
Episode 91
Carol Joffe is one of the foremost experts on reproductive rights in the United States. A professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Rep…
4 years, 3 months ago
How Did the Bloating Military Become a Cancer on the US? (w/ Andrew Cockburn)
Episode 90
Andrew Cockburn is a veteran journalist who serves as the Washington Editor of Harper's magazine. His new book, The Spoils of War: Power, Profit, and…
4 years, 3 months ago
Why Are Millennials So Into Astrology?
Episode 89
Tara Isabella Burton is the author of Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World. She joined Current Affairs editor Nathan Robinson to discuss …
4 years, 3 months ago
What Does Moral Philosophy Tell Us About Our Obligation To Stop Climate Change?
Episode 88
Today Nathan is joined by Oxford University philosophy professor Henry Shue, author of Climate Justice and most recently The Pivotal Generation: Why …
4 years, 3 months ago
American Machiavellian: The Rise and Fall of Andrew Cuomo
Episode 87
Ross Barkan, author of The Prince: Andrew Cuomo, Coronavirus, and the Fall of New York, joins Nathan to discuss the career of the infamous ex-New Yor…
4 years, 3 months ago
Why Isn't the U.S. Trying To End the Pandemic? (w/ Lily Sánchez)
Episode 86
Current Affairs editor and physician Dr. Lily Sánchez joins Nathan to discuss her new (and first) Current Affairs article, "Continuing The Pandemic I…
4 years, 3 months ago