The Atlantic Out Loud
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Sep 18, 2018 • 14min
A House Still Divided -- Ibram X. Kendi -- October 2018
In 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned that America could not remain “half slave and half free.” Today, the country Remains divided by racism—and the threat is as existential as it was before the civil war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2018 • 22min
Madison vs The Mob - Jeff Rosen - October 2018
The Founders designed a government that would be insulated from the heat of popular sentiment, but they didn’t anticipate the unbridled passions of the digital age. Here’s how the constitutional order can survive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2018 • 45min
America's Courts Can't Ignore the World - Stephen Breyer - October 2018
The U.S. Constitution is an American document. And American law should look exclusively to American precedents. right? Not so, a Supreme Court justice says. That approach sounds good in theory, but the laws of other countries have a bearing on our own—and the highest court in the land needs to take heed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2018 • 24min
The Bullet in My Arm - Elaina Plott - October 2018
I grew up in a gun-loving town in Alabama. My grandfather’s store sells firearms. But only after I was shot did I begin to understand America’s complicated relationship with guns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2018 • 18min
Building an Autocracy - David Frum - October 2018
Will American democracy survive Trump? And will the midterms matter? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2018 • 17min
Will Beth Moore Lose Her Flock? - Emma Green - October 2018
The Texas evangelical built an empire by teaching scripture to women—and being deferential to men. Nowshe’s risking it all to speak out against sexism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2018 • 6min
Up All Night - William Brennan - October 2018
Some animals are going nocturnal to avoid their main enemy— us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2018 • 13min
The Price of Protest - Tik Root - October 2018
On the 50th anniversary of his Olympic moment, the gold medalist Tommie Smith considershis legacy, and the resurgence of athlete activism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2018 • 4min
Big In … Seoul: Stress Cafés - Uri Friedman - October 2018
New places of respite in one of the world’s most overworked, underslept cities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2018 • 4min
The Killer in the Cubicle - Rene Chun - October 2018
Office workers murder each other more than you might think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
