Dissent

A discussion with Zach Lou and Moira Birss, moderated by Patrick Iber.

Matt and Sam discuss Christopher Caldwell’s The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties, a broadside against the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Matt and Sam talk to Andrew Marantz about “bro” podcasts and their role in Trump’s election victory.

Our empathy seems to make us righteous—even as we benefit from an unequal world.

The late Uruguayan president had an unmatched connection with popular sectors and the courage of his enduring convictions.

By removing checks on borders between European countries while hardening those on the edges of Europe, the EU has redrawn borders along civilizational lines.

From 2020 to 2022, Americans saw the state mobilize immense resources to boost their standard of living—and then witnessed the hard political constraints hemming in this capacity.

Why have some gifts of nature remained free?

Hope has been restored for many Syrians. But vigilance will be needed to ensure that democratic institutions emerge and withstand autocratic impulses.

An interview with Faye Guenther, president of UFCW Local 3000.

Sanctuary activists face new challenges under Trump’s second term—but their work has always entailed great personal risk.

The political problem of the border arises from a broader crisis of legitimacy of the state.