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The future of evil
Secular culture needs its own understanding of what shapes our character.
63 words that could silence the courts: How a tiny clause in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” threatens American democracy
Authority without enforcement is theater dressed as law.
The happiest nations on Earth are strongly secular
This correlation has staying power.
Dissent and the power of two
The urge to conform is enormous. The presence of one other dissenter is often all it takes to resist.
When it’s hell on the surface, it’s time to go deep
The perspective is out there.
Severance and the divided American self
The analogy to our societal fracture cuts to the bone.
Unchecked and unbalanced: The Constitution’s Achilles heel
An unforeseen partisan flaw threatens America's secular democracy.
The winds of an evolutionary mismatch
This is not the world we were meant for. That fact hurts some more than others.
The benefit of disconnecting
We have more information than ever. Is it helping?
The future of murder
A 'guided missile for the poor' is changing the face of targeted killing.
Three visions of the year 3000
A quick look at the long run.
You are one of the most important humans who have ever lived
It isn't the end of the world. But give it a minute.