What if Megyn Kelly and Rachel Maddow pinned Tucker Carlson and Chuck Schumer to one impossible question—do elections still decide who holds power in America?Introduction by Megyn Kelly & Rachel Maddow Do elections still decide who holds power in America? That’s the question at the center of this ImaginaryTalks debate—because even people who disagree on … [Read more...] about Do Elections Still Decide Who Holds Power in America?
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Today’s Philosophers Confront Power, Identity, and Modern Life
What if today’s philosophers confronted the crises we’re living through without abstraction or distance?Introduction by Hannah ArendtBefore we speak of crises, we must speak of the world we share.A common world is not held together by agreement, nor by truth enforced from above. It exists only insofar as people are willing to appear before one another, to speak, … [Read more...] about Today’s Philosophers Confront Power, Identity, and Modern Life
Jonathan Haidt The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided
What if Jonathan Haidt mapped why good people are divided—and gave one practical way to argue without turning each other into enemies?Introduction by Jonathan HaidtWhen I chose the title The Righteous Mind, I was not trying to accuse anyone of hypocrisy or moral arrogance. I was trying to describe a psychological reality that I myself struggled to accept: … [Read more...] about Jonathan Haidt The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided
Top 20th Century Philosophers Confront Today’s Crises
What if the most influential minds of the 20th century—who warned us decades ago—were finally allowed to speak to our moment?Introduction by Nick SasakiI didn’t create this series to explain philosophy.I created it because something felt off—not just politically, not just culturally, but existentially. Conversations everywhere felt louder, faster, more certain, … [Read more...] about Top 20th Century Philosophers Confront Today’s Crises
Peace Conference 2026: Designing a World That Can Last
What If the World’s Greatest Peace Thinkers Planned for 2026 Today?Dag Hammarskjöld: Peace is not the absence of conflict.It is the presence of restraint.Those who seek peace often begin by asking how violence may be stopped.A harder question is whether humanity is prepared to live without the habits that produce violence.Power without conscience, justice without … [Read more...] about Peace Conference 2026: Designing a World That Can Last
Game of Thrones Explained: Power, Justice and Memory
Introduction by George R. R. Martin I never believed stories should reassure us.If they do their job honestly, they unsettle us instead.When I began writing about Westeros, I wasn’t interested in heroes who always chose correctly, or villains who announced themselves in advance. I was interested in power—how it bends people, how it excuses cruelty, how it … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones Explained: Power, Justice and Memory
The Antifa Children’s Story: The Little Lantern Keepers
Introduction by Mister Rogers Hello, neighbor.I’m so glad you’re here with us today.Stories have a special way of helping us understand things that feel confusing or even a little scary. Sometimes the world asks us to choose sides, or tells us that people who look different or believe different things aren’t safe to be around. And when we hear that again and … [Read more...] about The Antifa Children’s Story: The Little Lantern Keepers
Unelected Power: The Quiet Machinery of Control
Introduction In a nation built on elections…a secret government rose without one.When the President can no longer lead, a hidden circle of senior staff steps into the void.What begins as a quiet act of protection becomes something far more dangerous —a shadow government operating in the dark, far from the eyes of the people.But the truth can only stay buried for … [Read more...] about Unelected Power: The Quiet Machinery of Control
The Absent Leader: A Satire of Modern Governance
Introduction — by LiyaIn every age, the structures of power reveal themselves not through what they say, but through what they hide. I arrived at the Citadel expecting a place of decision, will, and presence. Instead, I found a machine—intricate, humming, and strangely empty at its core.What struck me first was not corruption or cruelty, but performance. Aides … [Read more...] about The Absent Leader: A Satire of Modern Governance
The Sudan Peace Summit: Trump and Africa’s Path to Unity
Introduction by Christiane Amanpour Voice steady, measured, reflective.Before the war, Sudan was a country of rivers and rhythm — of markets that smelled of cardamom and streets alive with children’s laughter. Then came the silence of bombs, and the world, once again, turned its gaze too late.But what if, instead of distance, we chose dialogue? What if power … [Read more...] about The Sudan Peace Summit: Trump and Africa’s Path to Unity