I Have to Ask

I Have to Ask: The Robert Wright Edition

The author of Why Buddhism Is True thinks mindfulness can be a weapon against Trumpism.

Photo illustration by Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Photos by Thinkstock.

Photo illustration by Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Photos by Thinkstock.

Robert Wright is the best-selling author of books such as Nonzero and The Evolution of God. He sat down with Isaac Chotiner to discuss his new book, Why Buddhism Is True; what meditation can teach us about how to oppose Donald Trump; and what Buddhist teachings have in common with evolutionary psychology.

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