Does Addiction Treatment Require A Higher Power?
Author Maia Szalavitz argues that it's impossible to destigmatize addiction while also rendering it the only diagnosis in medicine for which the treatment is explicitly moral.
Commentary
A Cease-Fire In Name Alone
NPR's Scott Simon considers the breathtaking toll of the violence in Syria.
Week In Politics: Cruz-Kasich Strategy, Trump Foreign Policy
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Donald Trump's foreign policy speech, and Ted Cruz and John Kasich's plan to stop Trump.
Commentary: The Sad Tale Of NFL Player Johnny Manziel
The downfall of NFL player Johnny Manziel, who was indicted on domestic violence charges this week, has brought a range of reactions.
What Harriet Tubman, Prince And Beyonce Can Teach Us About Politics
What if we took some tips from think-piece culture in the way we talk about our politics?
Can Big Data Resolve The Human Condition?
What makes the Kavli HUMAN Project, which will follow 10,000 people over 20 years, so exciting is that it's exactly the kind of approach that can show us if Big Data really works, says Adam Frank.
The Barbershop Talks Prince's Legacy And The New $20 Bill
The Root's Danielle Belton, entrepreneur Anil Dash and Women on the 20s founder Barbara Ortiz Howard join NPR's Michel Martin to discuss the new face of the $20 bill and the musician Prince.
Chess For Progress: How A Grandmaster Is Using The Game To Teach Life Skills
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley travels across the U.S. to teach students to play chess and apply its tactics and strategies to their lives. A former student reflects on the lifelong lessons he taught her.
Joking About A North Korean Cooking Show Just Isn't Funny
A cooking show featuring Kim Jong Un is reportedly a hit in North Korea. Though it's a setup ripe for satire, NPR's Scott Simon says millions of starving North Koreans make it too serious for jokes.
Week In Politics: New York Primary, Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to our regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the results of the New York primaries and the decision to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.