We talk to Daniel Blue, author of a major new biography of German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, that radically reconceives Nietzsche's youth and reveals the importance of autobiography and environment to his early development.
Samara Klar and Yanna Krupnikov, authors of Independent Politics (2016), examine what it means to be an independent political party.
Explore our timeline of coinage from the Ancient World, as we mark the launch of our new series in collaboration with the American Numismatic Society
Arnold Glass, author of Cognition: A Neuroscience Approach (2016), explores the role of mazes in psychology and cognitive development.
Jürg Steiner, author of The Foundations of Deliberative Democracy (2012), examines lessons learnt from the recent Swiss Referendum.
We talk to Roy Perrett, visiting Professor of Indian Philosophy at Ashoka University about his new book, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy.
Paul Gowder gives a comprehensive new theory of the political and legal ideal known as “the rule of law”: what it means and why it matters.
The recent shootings of unarmed blacks have been labeled by some as “21st -century lynchings.” Karlos K. Hill examines the meaning behind this characterization, whether it’s inflammatory, and why the discussion matters. Hill is author of the forthcoming Beyond the Rope: The Impact of Lynching on Black Culture and Memory.
Anyone who has taken care of a newborn can understand treating them at little more than a digestive system. Most newborns are either placid babies or colicky babies. Placid babies eat and sleep. Colicky...
The major motion picture Lincoln, which focused on the political struggle to pass the Thirteenth Amendment, recently exposed popular audiences to the problem of emancipation. There is a lot to like about...
Sylvester A. Johnson, the author of African American Religions, 1500-2000: Colonialism, Democracy, and Freedom (2015), explores what Black history reveals about the larger state of national security and American Islam.
John Suler, author of Psychology of the Digital Age: Humans Become Electric (2015) explores 'dissociated physicality' in our ever increasing world of tech dependence.