Sean Illing
Vox
Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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Past articles by Sean:
Democracy is the antidote to capitalism
A new book explains capitalism, insecurity, and why democracy is worth it. → Read More
The case for reimagining the nuclear family
You can learn a lot from utopias, even though you (probably) don’t live in one. → Read More
Agnes Callard’s philosophy on Socrates and the examined marriage, explained
The philosopher Agnes Callard on pushing the boundaries of modern relationships. → Read More
Are you a good listener? The answer may surprise you.
What we miss when we don’t pay attention to others. → Read More
The media wants the audience’s trust. But is it being earned?
Brian Stelter on the fracturing of news, the decline of trust, and what we’ve learned from the Fox News scandal. → Read More
How Palo Alto created capitalism as we know it
From Stanford to Theranos, Malcolm Harris explains the weird, dark history of the mythic California city. → Read More
Neil deGrasse Tyson gets political
Why the influential astrophysicist is increasingly worried about scientific ignorance. → Read More
A GOP insider on the Republicans who knew Trump was dangerous — and went MAGA anyway
A conversation with ex-GOP operative Tim Miller about how Trumpism swallowed the Republican Party whole. → Read More
What we get wrong about being in love
Carrie Jenkins on what philosophy can teach us about love and heartbreak. → Read More
Do we ask too much of parents?
An expert argues that we make parenting so much harder than it needs to be by failing at policy. → Read More
The profound pessimism of Clarence Thomas
How "the sense of defeat over the Black freedom struggle" shaped the Supreme Court justice’s thinking. → Read More
Want to be happy? Don’t follow your gut.
Data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on his new book, Don’t Trust Your Gut, and what truly makes us happy. → Read More
How capitalism ensnared some of its radical critics
Postmodernism could’ve been revolutionary. But neoliberalism neutered it. → Read More
How to save democracy from the Supreme Court
A Harvard law professor on the evolution of the Court and what Congress can do to make it more democratic. → Read More
What keeping secrets does to you
We can keep a secret — but should we? → Read More
What is Steve Bannon planning in his war room?
A Q&A with journalist Jennifer Senior about her new profile of Trumpism’s key propagandist — and where things may be headed next. → Read More
"How do you go through the world and not be bitter and angry?"
Author Ryan Holiday on how Stoic philosophy can help us navigate modern life. → Read More
Historian Timothy Snyder on the war in Ukraine and the future of democracy
Historian Timothy Snyder on the war in Ukraine and the future of democracy. → Read More
Being a good father means rethinking masculinity
Michael Ian Black on how to raise better men. → Read More
The end of history is history
Francis Fukuyama on liberal democracy and its discontents. → Read More