As long as it’s not a medical decision that involves a child’s actual safety, it can be empowering for children to make choices about their own bodies.
Ethics & Values
The Quadruple Threat No One Wants to Deal With
Far-right beliefs and tactics are infecting our military, our government, and the GOP — and Trump is egging it all on
Far-right beliefs and tactics are infecting our military, our government, and the GOP — and Trump is egging it all on
Rents Are Unaffordable Nationwide. A Renter’s Tax Credit Would Help.
A monthly tax credit that capped housing costs at 30 percent of income could keep millions of Americans — including me — in our homes.
A monthly tax credit that capped housing costs at 30 percent of income could keep millions of Americans — including me — in our homes.
Overpopulation Is Still a Huge Problem: An Interview With Jane O’Sullivan
Fertility rates are declining sharply in OECD countries, and China’s population is now dropping rapidly.
Fertility rates are declining sharply in OECD countries, and China’s population is now dropping rapidly.
4 Scientific Rules Helpful for Approaching Complex Situations
A lens through which to get clarity on many problems we face.
A lens through which to get clarity on many problems we face.
Inside the Pork Industry’s Attempts to Charm and Influence Academia
Documents reveal a proposal to train PhDs on how to boost public trust in pork.
Documents reveal a proposal to train PhDs on how to boost public trust in pork.
A True Conservative Christian Is Progressive at Heart
How Christian conservatism paves the way for social progress.
How Christian conservatism paves the way for social progress.
Donor-Advised Fund Numbers Still Obscure Who’s Giving and How Much
Publishers of donor-advised fund data are including hundreds of thousands of workplace giving accounts in their averages. That skews the picture.
Publishers of donor-advised fund data are including hundreds of thousands of workplace giving accounts in their averages. That skews the picture.
Poverty and Food Insecurity Rebounding After Expiration of Federal Aid
Poverty, as officially defined and measured by the federal government, reflects very low income levels.
Poverty, as officially defined and measured by the federal government, reflects very low income levels.
Sleepwalking Into Catastrophe
As David Spratt and Ian Dunlop spelled out years ago, the biggest threat for humanity is not a warming planet, but a “failure of imagination”.
As David Spratt and Ian Dunlop spelled out years ago, the biggest threat for humanity is not a warming planet, but a “failure of imagination”.
Book Review: Confronting the Slow Calamity of Climate Migration
In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten details how global warming could displace millions of Americans.
In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten details how global warming could displace millions of Americans.
In Between Israel and Gaza: Can We Grieve All Innocent Life?
There isn’t an easy way for people who grieve life wherever it is destroyed to participate in necessary conversations about a path forward.
There isn’t an easy way for people who grieve life wherever it is destroyed to participate in necessary conversations about a path forward.
An Open Letter to All of Womankind
Perspective from a man who actually champions women.
Perspective from a man who actually champions women.
Pushing Back on DEI ‘Orthodoxy’
Panelists support diversity efforts but worry that current model is too narrow, denying institutions the benefit of other voices, ideas.
Panelists support diversity efforts but worry that current model is too narrow, denying institutions the benefit of other voices, ideas.
How Do Power Imbalances Influence National Corruption and Welfare?
Power is a capacity which may be used in different ways. Scholl has developed a model of power relations that identifies two principal ways of using power, called promotive control and restrictive control.
Power is a capacity which may be used in different ways. Scholl has developed a model of power relations that identifies two principal ways of using power, called promotive control and restrictive control.
Opinion: Failure to Define Long COVID Will Impede Research Progress
Surveys that assess symptoms for long Covid have been inadequate for developing a case definition for the illness.
Surveys that assess symptoms for long Covid have been inadequate for developing a case definition for the illness.