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The big questions — and big solutions — currently being pondered by the world’s thought leaders
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It's OK to be pessimistic about 2021. But here's how to let a little hope in.
We all say we want to move on after terrible periods in our lives, but it can be more difficult than it sounds.
Superhero movies keep getting made because studios own all the rights — and the profits
There are superhero teen comedies, superhero costume dramas and superhero spy thrillers, all driven by the need to maximize corporate synergy.
Republican tax cuts are a lie. And our research proves it — just in time for Covid.
Policymakers at all levels of the U.S. government should not cut taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations as a way to aid the economic recovery from the pandemic.
My great-grandfather denounced Stalin. Here's how to survive the next autocrat.
One way to combat tyrants is by limiting their power over people through reading.
Here's why women are a growing terror threat, and what Biden can do to combat them
We refuse to treat women terrorists with the same seriousness and concern as men. The skepticism increases their danger.
The suicides of Daisy and Melinda Coleman show how easily trauma endures, even in the spotlight
That the mother and daughter from "Audrie & Daisy" died within months of one another should make us ask tough questions and seek care when needed.
What Aaron Burr's regrets over Hamilton can teach us about social media
Late in life, the former vice president reportedly mused about whether he'd been too influenced by the polemicists of his time. It's worth keeping in mind.
Trump's defeat was just a warning. Can bureaucracy save democracy from itself?
Though turbulent years lie ahead in American politics, governance need not be a false choice between populism and competence.