"Don Morrison's 3 Minutes of Madness"

Funny, often uplifting and mercifully short. Don Morrison is an author ("The Death of French Culture," "How Obama Lost America,") professor (Tsinghua University in Beijing, Sciences Po in Paris), and former editor at Time Magazine. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Smithsonian, Le Monde, Le Point, Liberation, Caixin and other leading publications. He is a commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio and a columnist for the Berkshire Eagle.

Dancing with Dinosaurs

A killer asteroid named Trump has hit the planet, just as a real one is bearing down on us. 

02-14
02:48

Elon is Everywhere

He's got your Social Security number, medical history and bank info. He's also dismantling the government. Worried yet?

02-06
02:36

Why We Hate Politics

Contempt for the people we elect is a constant theme in American culture and discourse. Will Trump be different?

01-24
02:50

Why This Day is Different

Aside from presidential inaugurations, what's special about Jan. 20? Plenty.

01-16
03:12

Nice Guys Finish First

Why the popular view of successful politicians as tough, scheming Machiavellians is dead wrong.

01-03
02:58

Bird Flu Blues

Remember Covid? Well, something worse may soon be upon us. 

12-05
03:07

Let's Talk Turkey

Thanksgiving might not be the same, but maybe our traditional bird deserves a pardon.

11-21
03:04

Crisis in the Manosphere

If the recent election showed us anything, it's that young men need help. 

11-14
03:01

Bite the Ballot

Why does America do such a terrible job of holding elections? 

10-31
03:05

My Imaginary Friend

A Facebook regular captured my imagination. Then I found out who he really was. 

10-24
03:00

Facts are Stupid Things

Can a nation whose citizens hold two vastly different versions of reality endure? Ask Ronald Reagan. 

10-18
02:59

The Ball-Turret Gunner

How a poem led me a fragment of my father's past -- and to the horrors of war

10-11
02:56

The Good President

Is it possible to be both an effective politician and a decent human being? 

10-03
02:54

Checkers, Come Home

Melania Trump is taking heat for possible campaign finance lapses. Maybe she needs a dog. 

09-25
02:59

Eating Cats

Immigrants in Ohio aren't really dining on felines, but Republicans are warning of a cat-astrophe.. 

09-13
03:05

A Republic of Violence

Partisan mayhem and intimidation seem to be on the rise. Can American democracy survive?

09-04
02:55

Here be Dragons

They don't exist, but some people take them seriously. Maybe they're onto something. 

08-29
02:49

The Twilight of Race

Why a concept that has long divides us seems destined for oblivion. 

08-22
02:58

I Wake up Screaming

An important profession is disappearing, Can the world survive? 

08-13
02:58

The Big Meow

A vice-presidential candidate had some unkind words for unmarried women with cats. Bad move. 

08-03
02:52

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