Self-described former jihadist Mubin Shaikh believes many terrorists are drawn to political violence for very rational reasons. He recounts his journey into, and out of, extremism.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Politics and History
Psychedelic drugs show remarkable promise for treating addiction and end-of-life anxiety.
Comedian Esteban Touma reflects on love and marriage, and reveals how squirrels explain the mysteries of evolution.
Laird Hunt has written what is really three stories wrapped around each other: A famous lynching in Marion, the story of a song about it, “Strange Fruit,” and a new novel, which begins on that terrible day.
In a new book called "Born Bad," historian James Boyce argues that the concept of original sin is the foundation of Western thought.
For theologist Danielle Shroyer, what happened in the Garden of Eden is a story of original blessing.
Robert Leonard, a radio news director in Pella, Iowa, argues that behind all the issues we argue about today there's an even more fundamental divide. Could a 1500-year-old Christian doctrine really have that much effect on lives and politics today?
Daniel Schorr, a legend and former senior news analyst for NPR who passed away in 2010, reminds us of the role journalists play in holding their feet to the fire of facts.
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