Samarth BhaskarinBack To NormalClimate Change: Prophets and WizardsHow we understand Climate Change. And what we think we should or shouldn’t do about it.Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Samarth BhaskarinBack To NormalHow we understand the Free Speech and Cancel Culture debateFor our latest conversation, Jay and I will focus on the debate around free speech, cancel culture, The Letter and controversial firings…Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
Samarth BhaskarinBack To NormalCoronavirus conversation continued: the present and future of life in citiesSince our last conversation, New York City continues to be locked down. Some cities and states around the country are starting to open up…Jun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020
Samarth BhaskarinBack To NormalTrying to understand the Coronavirus while living through itSince our last post, the world has changed markedly around us. We’re writing this post over a video call, while quarantined in our…Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Samarth BhaskarinBack To NormalDemocracy’s James Harden ProblemIn 2020, we’ve decided to try a new approach to this blog. Instead of writing 800–3,000 word essays back and forth. We’re going to try…Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020
Samarth BhaskarinBack To NormalMorality and public policyA few days ago, on a weekend morning run through Brooklyn, I listened to a podcast conversation between Tyler Cowen and Kwame Anthony…Aug 24, 2019Aug 24, 2019
Samarth BhaskarinBack To NormalU.S. Women’s Soccer and the question of equal payJay wrote about the U.S. Women’s Soccer team, their World Cup success and the conversation kicked off by their recent lawsuit alleging…Jul 23, 2019Jul 23, 2019
Samarth BhaskarinBack To NormalGoodbye to all that…centrism?Over the last 2 plus years, I’ve found myself thinking about political centrism on a number of occasions. After the 2016 election in the…Jun 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019
Samarth BhaskarinBack To NormalExactly how much does race matter?Race and racism have been constant features of our news cycle for years now. The latest incidents, at the time of this writing, include…Mar 5, 2019Mar 5, 2019
Samarth BhaskarinBack To NormalSports as safe space and the politicization of everythingJay’s recent post argues that politicizing sports is a bad idea. His description of feeling targeted by the protests, as an NFL fan and…Oct 15, 2018Oct 15, 2018