Vaccine wars
We're about to reap the deadly harvest of anti-science ideology.
Odds and ends: The roaring twenty-twenties
We're repeating historical patterns from a hundred years ago, in more ways than one.
Do secularists need confession and repentance?
Seeking forgiveness, and granting it, makes us better people.
Lessons from Foundation: Decline, fall... and comeback?
Civilization goes through cycles of collapse and rebirth. That's both a pessimistic and a hopeful message for us.
How to heal after trauma
A guide to finding mental health practitioners who do no harm.
Odds and ends: Ancient Greece and sexual identities
The ancients thought of sexual behavior as a phase of life, not an immutable identity. We can learn from that idea.
A new era of political violence
This bloodshed is a sign of democracy failing to deliver on its promises.
Are we ready to live forever?
Immortality would create whole new problems that we're ill-equipped to deal with.
Odds and ends: The Amish response to technocentrism
We could all take a lesson from the Amish approach to technology.
Will China save the world from climate change?
The only shocking thing is that so few others are doing the same.
The second arts and crafts revolution
It's never been easier to learn DIY skills.
Can we imagine life without cars?
The builders of a car-free community in Arizona want to find out.
