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April 6, 2026
Light Between Apple Trees
As a child in the foothills of the Himalayas, Priyanka Kumar was entranced by forest-like orchards of diverse and luscious fruit--especially apples. T…
April 6, 2026
The Origins of the New
The Origins of the New (Princeton University Press, 2026) presents a revolutionary approach to evolutionary success in all realms of life. In this gro…
April 2, 2026
Two Paths to Prosperity
It’s one of the biggest questions in economic history: How did a richer, more advanced China fall behind Europe? Why was Europe the home of the Indust…
March 31, 2026
The Letter of the Law in J. E. Casely Hayford's West Africa
The African Gold Coast writer and statesman J. E. Casely Hayford (1866–1930) was a key figure in liberal anticolonial thought as well as African and B…
March 27, 2026
Troubled Lands
Why Did Langston Hughes's "Troubled Lands" Go Unpublished for Nearly a Century?: A Conversation with Ricardo Wilson A landmark book—the first complet…
March 26, 2026
The Criminal Record Complex
Most employers in the United States routinely conduct criminal background checks on job applicants, weeding out those with criminal convictions—and th…
March 22, 2026
The Political Economy of Security
In his new book, The Political Economy of Security (Princeton University Press, 2026), Stephen Brooks provides a systematic empirical and theoretical …
March 21, 2026
Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt
What did slavery actually look like in the everyday lives of Jews in the medieval Middle East? In this episode, Rabbi Marc Katz sits down with histori…
March 17, 2026
Liberal Worlds
James Bryce (1838–1922) was a leading figure in Britain’s Liberal Party and a distinguished historian, a versatile scholar-politician who moved seamle…
March 14, 2026
Rural Versus Urban
How the urban-rural divide drives partisan polarization Why have Americans living in different places come to experience politics as a battle between …
March 12, 2026
States of Injury
A sympathetic critique that attempts to free Left politics from its own snares, States of Injury: Power and Freedom in Late Modernity (Princeton Unive…
March 12, 2026
Surviving Rome
The story of ancient Rome is predominantly one of great men with great fortunes. Surviving Rome: The Economic Lives of the Ninety Percent (Princeton U…
March 12, 2026
Understanding Iran Under Attack
Eleven days into the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel, starting on Feb. 28, 2026, I speak with Vali Nasr, a renowned analyst of Iran. He…
March 12, 2026
What’s on Her Mind: The Mental Workload of Family Life
Mothers and fathers use their time differently, with women spending roughly twice as many hours on family labor as men. But what about the gendered di…
March 6, 2026
The Case Against Education
Today I’m speaking with economist Bryan Caplan about education and bullshit, with a particular focus on his book, The Case Against Education: Why the …
March 2, 2026
The Rise of Talmud
The rabbinic sages of antiquity are known for their sophisticated and creative reading of Scripture. But beginning in the third century CE, these sage…
March 2, 2026
Global Governance Under Fire
Populist leaders around the world increasingly reject international organizations, decrying them as constraints on state power and rallying followers …
February 27, 2026
Man Up
The revelatory and urgent story of how an explosion of misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence throughout the West--from an interna…
February 27, 2026
Invisible Hands
In the heyday of Islamic art collecting around the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of premodern ceramic objects circulated on the internation…
February 25, 2026
Uncivil Democracy
Each year, as many as 250 million Americans face civil legal problems like eviction, debt collection, and substandard housing. These problems are disp…