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Robert Wright

Robert Wright is the author of The Moral Animal, Nonzero, The Evolution of God, and, most recently, Why Buddhism Is True. He runs Bloggingheads.tv and Meaningoflife.tv and publishes the Mindful Resistance Newsletter. He is currently Visiting Professor of Science and Religion at Union Theological Seminary.

Latest articles by Robert Wright

The Big Idea
The left shouldn’t make peace with neocons — even to defeat TrumpThe left shouldn’t make peace with neocons — even to defeat Trump
The Big Idea

Don’t trust “woke Bill Kristol.”

By Robert Wright
The Big Idea
“Mindful resistance” is the key to defeating Trump“Mindful resistance” is the key to defeating Trump
The Big Idea

Outrage and disdain waste mental energy and feed into the narrative that sustains the president.

By Robert Wright

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