We don’t believe in the divine rights of kings anymore. But what gives today’s leaders the right to the powers they have? What happens when they test the limits of that power? What does it mean for the rest of us?

And what does any of this have to do with a contest for babies?

Hosted by author Jacke Wilson, the Restless Mind Show and its sister show The History of Literature take a look at everything from great books to the human condition in the twenty-first century.

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