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The cost of information overload
Our brains' ability to process information hasn't kept pace with the tools that deliver it.
Can we restore lawful government?
A more blatantly corrupt and cruel administration than any we've seen before—but it's not too late to stop it.
Disabled people are creating the future in their bedrooms
A life lived in a small space doesn't have to be deprived or meaningless.
For the good of democracy, abolish the Senate
It's an oligarchic institution designed to thwart the popular will.
English is becoming humanity's shared language
It's now the language of choice for communication between people who speak different native tongues.
Is objective morality dangerous?
Does belief in objective value make us more or less likely to fight and kill each other?
AI: the greatest disability aid since the wheelchair?
AI can serve as assistive technology to help people who suffer from cognitive dysfunction.
Universal basic income: Towards a new society by 2050
How will people support themselves and find purpose in life when robots do all the work for us?
Why can't America have Israel's welfare state?
Is American aid funding better benefits for Israelis than Americans have at home?
Just say no to prohibition
Consciousness-altering drugs can be both lifesaving medicine and an economic engine, if we stop trying to criminalize them.
America's 250th: Looking backward and forward
America has been divided for 250 years. If we make it to 500, will we be still having the same arguments or will we have outgrown them?
A guided trip into psychedelics
Shelby Hartman and Madison Rachel Margolin map out the burgeoning psychedelic movement.