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Heading into the dark
This too shall pass.
A brief history of temporary dictatorships
The best time to learn how authoritarianism works is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
Beyond nostalgia: Why America's next chapter demands forward thinking
Yearning to return to a golden age that never existed will not meet the challenges ahead.
'Shut it all down': The ethics and risks of AI
A philosopher and an AI expert explore the potential pitfalls and benefits of artificial intelligence. An ongoing series.
How the Electoral College dies
There is a real chance that future elections will take place without the red-and-blue map of the Electoral College. Here's how it could happen.
One life: Imagining a radical acceptance of death
Could a future religion in which death is final create a real utopia?
The emptying of Florida
Many Floridians currently fleeing Hurricane Milton are unlikely to return. It may be the first big step in the predicted near-emptying of the climate-exposed peninsula.
The problem with eternity
Thinking 500 or 10,000 or a million years in the future is hard enough. Yet some people toss around eternity as if they understand it.
Is the US headed for a cold civil war?
A majority of Americans fear that political violence is imminent. But it may not take quite the form we imagine.
The methadone of the people
It's tempting to imagine a future free of the opium of the people. But there's a new addiction right behind it.
It may be time to accept that we're living in a simulation
New religion incoming.
A theory of future music
A music professor tries to imagine the music of the distant future.