March 2, 2026

Trump Plays Directly into China’s Version of Reality

Thomas Colley and Martin Moore

Thomas Colley and Martin Moore discuss how Trump’s volatility strengthens China’s global propaganda narrative and CCP-led global order.

March 1, 2026

15 Must-Read Books for Women’s History Month 2026

These books explore women’s fights for political voice, economic and property rights, representation in science and the arts, and global movements for equity.

February 27, 2026

If the European Novel Thinks Like a Person, the African Novel Thinks Like a World

Ainehi Edoro

Ainehi Edoro reflects on character, power, and narrative form, and how African novels think beyond the individual and imagine narrative as world-making.

February 24, 2026

Diana Martha Louis on Colored Insane

Diana Martha Louise shares what she hopesColored Insane, will contribute to the ongoing conversations about racial justice, mental health care, and Black life.

February 17, 2026

Cisco Bradley on I Hear Freedom

Cisco Bradley discusses how oral history anchors the book and why the Great Migration and Black freedom movements are essential to understanding the music.

February 10, 2026

Jamall A. Calloway on Imagining Eden

Author, Jamall A. Calloway reflects on his new book, Imagining Eden, Black theology, and James Weldon Johnson’s reimagining of Genesis.

February 3, 2026

Jay S. Kaufman on The Race Variable

Author of The Race Variable, Jay S. Kaufman write about how racial disparity statistics are constructed, adjusted, and ethically interpreted.

January 26, 2026

Halle Tecco on Massively Better Healthcare

Halle Tecco, author of Massively Better Healthcare, explores how business models, incentives, and empathy can align to produce lasting impact.

January 20, 2026

Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Vestibular System

Jeffrey D. Sharon

Dr. Jeff Sharon, author of The Great Balancing Act offers five interesting facts about the vestibular system and highlights its importance.

January 12, 2026

Brandon Rottinghaus asks, “Do Scandals Still Matter?”

Brandon Rottinghaus asks, “Do scandals still matter?”. He concludes Scandal hasn’t died, but its political power has eroded.

December 9, 2025

Megan Craig and Edward S. Casey on Thinking in Transit

Megan Craig and Edward S. Casey discuss their book, Thinking in Transit and how settings give rise to thinking in new directions.

November 5, 2025

Reading Sanskrit Anew

Buddhism and the Language of the Gods

Luke Gibson

Luke Gibson highlights Buddhism’s deep connections with other religious and literary traditions, such as Sanskrit, a vehicle of literary artistry and dialogue.