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The olds are in charge, and it’s not good
The country is run by senior citizens, and their control is transforming the nation. Samuel Moyn is Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale Univers…
2 months, 1 week ago
Beware the influence of big diaper
There are lots of experts who claim to know when it’s time to potty train a child, but their advice is rarely based in science. Saabira Chaudhuri joi…
2 months, 1 week ago
The big SCOTUS decisions on their way
The Supreme Court has already ruled on monumental issues this term, and more are to come. Ian Millhiser is a senior correspondent at Vox, and he join…
2 months, 1 week ago
Gen Z brand = Burnt out
Gen Zer’s have lived their lives online, and they’re burned out. Freya India is the author of the Substack GIRLS, where she writes about the challeng…
2 months, 1 week ago
Can the Fed stay independent?
Kevin Warsh has been confirmed as the next Federal Reserve Chair will the central bank remain independent? Frontline correspondent and filmmaker Jame…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
George Washington never wanted to be president
The most reluctant politician we’ve ever had just happens to have been our first president. H.W. Brands is Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at th…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
We're living in the world the yuppies made
The 1980s brought us the young upstarts known as the Yuppies and you may be living their lifestyle today. Dylan Gottlieb is historian at Bentley Uni…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Birds do it. Bees do it.: Parenting
In the debate of nature vs. nurture, the animal world does a lot more nurturing than you might think. Science journalist Elizabeth Preston joins host…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The $50,000 test to pick your favorite child
If you could choose your future baby’s hair color, height, even I.Q. should you? Christopher Cox is an editor at New York Magazine, and he joins host…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What's the point of college if A.I. does all the work?
The first college students to have access to A.I. are graduating, and employers are wary. Amanda Hoover is a senior correspondent at Business Inside…
2 months, 3 weeks ago