Jesse Wegman, a member of the New York Times editorial board, joins us to talk about how the power behind millions of individual votes can disappear with the decision of a single elector.
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Why The Civil War Was Bloodiest At Its End
S.C. Gwynne joins us to talk about how an increase in violence in the war’s final year actually helped bring it to a close.
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Why America Seems Like Such a Mess
George Friedman, geopolitical forecaster and chairman of Geopolitical Futures, joins us to give us a bird’s-eye view of global politics, why the current political vitriol has long-lasting effects, and his predictions for how diplomacy moves forward in a divisive age.
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Is it Time to Redefine Family?
David Brooks, The New York Times columnist, joins us to talk about why depending on a small, concentrated support network is not only ahistorical but also reserved for the “financially fortunate.”
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How Churchill Got Britain Through the Blitz
Author Erik Larson joins us to talk about Winston Churchill’s bold leadership style that willed his nation back from the brink.
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The Complicated Math That Undermines Free College
This hour, we’ll talk about affordability, accessibility, and attrition problems when it comes to attending universities and look at whether free college is a viable option to solve these problems.
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Goodbye, Super Tuesday: The Wrap-Up
David Barker, Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University, and Niambi Carter, assistant professor of political science at Howard University, join us to talk about if the race for the Democratic nomination for president is clearer or cloudier.
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The Battle Behind the Bill: Insurance Companies vs Doctors
Rachana Pradhan, health care reporter for Kaiser Health News, joins us to talk about how doctors are now petitioning Congress to make sure they get paid – and about how insurance companies are defending their billing practices.
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Can Millennials Save the World?
Charlotte Alter, national correspondent for Time magazine, joins us to talk about the emerging national leadership of this oft-maligned generation.
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The Countdown to Super Tuesday
In the public radio special “Countdown to Super Tuesday,” we’ll hear from journalists, experts and voters from those states, receive updates from NPR’s election team and key party strategists, and tackle the major storylines developing ahead of March 3, 2020.
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Paul Krugman Explains the Economy
New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman joins us to talk about disproven ideas that have been resurrected by politics and fear – and about how to argue for common sense.
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Who Decides What’s Really a National Emergency?
Robert L. Tsai, professor of law at American University, joins us to talk about his research into how exaggerated situations and distorted facts whittle away at democracy.
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