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Anne Applebaum on the new axis of autocrats
Today’s autocratic rulers don’t share a specific ideology. But they do share a thirst for power.
In her latest book, Autocracy, Inc., Anne Applebaum says the new twist is that those autocrats now wor…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Week of wonder: Author Amy Tan's 'backyard bird chronicles'
Celebrated author Amy Tan doesn’t just write best-selling novels. She’s a passionate birder, too. Her book 'Backyard Bird Chronicles' describes the transformative experience of birding in her own bac…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
The Jackpod: Lame ducks
With nearly three quarters of Israelis wanting Benjamin Netanyahu out of office, On Point news analyst Jack Beatty says the Israeli prime minister is on borrowed political time. Meanwhile, U.S. Presi…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Week of wonder: The surprising gift of being unsure
No matter how much order, sense, or predictability we try to bring to our lives, uncertainty and the anxiety it can create are always there. But new thinking on uncertainty shows us how it can be a g…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Week of wonder: 'Are we alone?'
Is the government covering up what it knows about UFOs, now called Unexplained Aerial Phenomena? We dive into 75 years of UFO history and the beginnings of government mistrust.
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Week of wonder: Returning to the wild
In places where human beings have done everything they can to pave and plow over nature, what might happen if we just left those places alone?
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Week of wonder: The Great Salt Lake is drying up. Can it be saved?
Utah’s Great Salt Lake is the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere. Since the 1980s, the lake has shrunk by two-thirds, and is projected to disappear entirely in the next five years. If it doe…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
What Trump's acceptance speech says about Trump
After surviving an attempted assassination, Donald Trump promised he would seek unity as he accepted the GOP’s nomination. We take a look at what Trump said, and whether or not that message was embra…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
The Jackpod: The best of times, the worst of times
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty has a tale of two parties: “Republicans united in the shimmer of victory, Democrats divided in the shadow of defeat.”
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago