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We Need to Talk About Biden
Two years ago, Wisdom of Crowds was on the case. It was a lonely place to be.
 • 
Derek Hudson
 and 
Shadi Hamid
A Lost Sense of Wonder
And some tentative steps to regain it.
 • 
Damir Marusic
9
The Virtue Politics of Mitt Romney
Are hypocrisy and moral posturing good for American democracy?
 • 
Shadi Hamid
 and 
Damir Marusic
5
An Anthropological Account of European Leisure
On a recent trip to France, I witnessed both the promise and peril of enjoying one's life excessively.
 • 
Shadi Hamid
11
August 2023
Spilling Out Our Lives
The case for having fewer opinions.
 • 
Shadi Hamid
6
Is a Better World Possible Without American Power?
Listen now (92 mins) | Socialist intellectual Daniel Bessner lays out his case for an alternative view of the world America built.
 • 
Damir Marusic
 and 
Shadi Hamid
1
Wisdom of Crowds is On Fire This Summer
From the excesses of expertise and escaping America to the new masculinity and complexities of tolerance, here is our spiciest work yet this season.
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Wisdom of Crowds
The Right-Wing Case for Left-Wing Economics
Listen now (83 mins) | Sohrab Ahmari on how the GOP can (actually) become a working-class party.
 • 
Damir Marusic
 and 
Shadi Hamid
2
My Complicated Relationship with Barack Obama
Rarely has a man promised so much but offered so little. Let's call it what it is—a tragedy.
 • 
Shadi Hamid
21
How a Massacre Changed My Perspective on Politics
Was this evil? Or was it something else?
 • 
Shadi Hamid
5
What's the Meaning of Meaning?
Listen now (80 mins) | To find out, Sam and Shadi take a trip to Iowa.
 • 
Shadi Hamid
 and 
Samuel Kimbriel
6
Electing Officials By Lottery Can Save Democracy
We always say democracy is more than just voting. But it’s time to act like we mean it.
 • 
Sam Mace
6
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