Ronald Dworkin on the Politics of Unhappiness
by R. R. RenoRonald Dworkin joins the podcast to talk about how SSRIs, cognitive therapy, and virtual reality have transformed our lives and our politics.
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Ronald Dworkin joins the podcast to talk about how SSRIs, cognitive therapy, and virtual reality have transformed our lives and our politics.
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Michael Toscano joins the podcast to talk about the work of cultural critic Neil Postman. Continue Reading »
Jared Knott joins the podcast to discuss his book Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World. Continue Reading »
Humans have always avoided painful conditions, but today our instinct to recoil has been institutionalized. Continue Reading »
The transhumanist worldview and the Christian faith are incompatible. Continue Reading »
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Justin E. H. Smith joins the podcast to discuss his book, The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning. Continue Reading »
The selling of user data in a prayer app is a wonderfully concise illustration of what emerges victorious when e-commerce and piety collide. Continue Reading »
While insisting that digital learning was essential for the rest of us, Silicon Valley elites made sure to vigilantly keep their own children away from the addictive products they peddled. Continue Reading »
Brian C. Anderson joins R. R. Reno to discuss the lasting influence of Ivan Illich. Continue Reading »
The machine will allegedly elevate humans according to values different from those of nature—a Superman. Where have we heard that before? Continue Reading »