The Russia expert on how Putin’s regime operates, and what people don’t understand about autocrats.

The editor of ‘The New Yorker’ on what ails the NFL and whether the New Yorker could go web-only.

The editor of ‘The New Yorker’ on Hillary hatred and the problem with Obama cashing in on Wall Street.

The author of 'Stay With Me' on using fiction to fight gender norms.

The ABC News anchor reveals her reporting on white nationalists, and what can be learned from talking to extremists.

The author of 'The Burning Girl' on how Elena Ferrante opened up more space for writing novels about women.

The author of The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics has a recipe to save Democrats.

The author of ‘The Red-Haired Woman’ on writing and living through Turkish history.

Gleen Greenwald on why Trump is less unprecedented in American history than we’d like to believe.

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

New York’s Washington correspondent on how White House staffers really view Donald Trump.

The novelist and essayist on criticizing Hillary Clinton and becoming friends with writers you savage.

The HuffPost Editor-in-chief on the problems with media snark, and the challenge of covering Trump.

The director of ‘City of Ghosts’ on filming the heroes combating ISIS, and investigating drug cartels.

Maggie Haberman on covering Trump, The New York Times’ Clinton coverage, and why this White House leaks to the press.

The Obama foreign policy adviser on evaluating Obama’s eight years in office and understanding Trump’s pettiness.

The Arizona Congressman on the coming battle for the soul of the Democratic Party.

The author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ on summoning the ghost of past presidents, & writing about our current one.

The best-selling humorist on writing comedy in the age of Trump, and why dating apps are ruining romance.

The Republican Congressman on life in Trump’s Washington and how Fox News has changed the Republican Party.

The Washington Post political reporter on scheduling life around President Trump’s tweetstorms.

The author of Age of Anger on why modern society is ill-equipped to handle populist rage.

The New York writer on how the Republican Party’s past explains the election of an American demagogue.

The new Times book review editor on the future of criticism and what our books say about us.

The New Yorker’s David Grann on the future of longform journalism and reporting unsolved murders