This is not a polemic reliant on reductionism and grandiosity.
Ethics & Values
Gender Conformity Starts Young – And Boys and Girls Fall in Line in Different Ways
When men feel their manhood is challenged, they can respond with compensatory aggression and other harmful behaviors.
When men feel their manhood is challenged, they can respond with compensatory aggression and other harmful behaviors.
Progressive Economic Populism Is a Winning Issue
When voters support universal health care, taxing corporations, and addressing climate change, it’s the “centrists” who are out of touch.
When voters support universal health care, taxing corporations, and addressing climate change, it’s the “centrists” who are out of touch.
Who Pays Federal Income Taxes? The Rich, but Not Nearly as Much as They Should — or Once Did
A closer look at IRS data shows our tax system isn’t keeping up with rising inequality.
A closer look at IRS data shows our tax system isn’t keeping up with rising inequality.
How Did Donald Trump Become So Cruel and Enamored With Chaos and Conflict?
Exploring the roots of Donald Trump’s controversial behavior and leadership style
Why is Donald Trump drawn to chaos and conflict? Explore the psychology behind Donald Trump cruelty and leadership.
Everywhere Insiders 47: Drone Warfare, Mali Instability, and Africa’s Emerging Security Crisis
How are drone warfare and regional conflicts reshaping security and geopolitics across Sudan, Mali, and Africa?
“It is becoming increasingly easier for local forces to independently advance their agendas with very rudimentary tools.”
Moral Metrics: Are Corporate Algorithms Becoming Our New Moral Authorities?
These systems promise something appealing: clear feedback about whether we are behaving well.
These systems promise something appealing: clear feedback about whether we are behaving well.
Call for ‘Historical Truth’ in Our Narrative of Nazi Defeat
Jochen Hellbeck wants the West to acknowledge the Soviet role in stopping Hitler.
Jochen Hellbeck wants the West to acknowledge the Soviet role in stopping Hitler
A Local Rebellion Against Trump’s Border Wall
A diverse, nonpartisan rebellion in Texas’s Big Bend region has stalled the administration’s plans for “The Wall.”
A diverse, nonpartisan rebellion in Texas’s Big Bend region has stalled the administration’s plans for “The Wall.”
I Miss the Person I Used to Be Before Everything Went to Hell
There is a cost to enduring the unceasing storm of Constitutional crises, acts of treason, atrocities against vulnerable people, and cultic indoctrination of tens of millions of people we share a nation with.
There is a cost to enduring the unceasing storm of Constitutional crises, acts of treason, atrocities against vulnerable people, and cultic indoctrination of tens of millions of people we share a nation with.
Why Good People Do Not Change the World
Gandhi demonstrated that personal morality could become public power.
Gandhi demonstrated that personal morality could become public power.
There’s No Single Path Through Collapse. It Spans Multiple Systems and Perspectives
Modern civilization has undergone unsustainable growth, and its core tenets rest on a shaky foundation of misguided premises: infinite resources, domination of nature, hubris, the cargo cult of tech and the domination and control of people.
Modern civilization has undergone unsustainable growth, and its core tenets rest on a shaky foundation of misguided premises: infinite resources, domination of nature, hubris, the cargo cult of tech and the domination and control of people.
Like All War, the Iran War Is Senseless. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Their deaths are part of a much older and recurring human tragedy: the tendency of nations to turn to war even when peaceful alternatives exist.
Their deaths are part of a much older and recurring human tragedy: the tendency of nations to turn to war even when peaceful alternatives exist.
Donald Trump Escalates His Battle With the Pope by Defunding Catholic Charities
Donald Trump is a petty little bitch.
Donald Trump is a petty little bitch.
When Did Death Threats Become the Norm?
When the president does it, it’s anybody’s game.
When the president does it, it’s anybody’s game.
I Was Already Suspicious of the Data Center Boom. Then I Stood in Data Center Alley
Pockets of opposition to the data center boom are emerging all over the country.
Pockets of opposition to the data center boom are emerging all over the country.