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Living in a future 'After God'
We live in an era without religious assumptions, but do we know how to live without them?
Are America and Israel headed for divorce?
The United States' permissive alliance with Israel may be coming to an end.
Lab-grown meat: A cruelty-free carnivore future
Is lab-grown meat the answer to feeding the world with cruelty-free protein while reducing carbon emissions?
Godless time: Time for a secular calendar
Time is measured by scientific standards, so why do we still use a calendar based on religion?
Secularism's third way
Does Eastern philosophy hold the answer to finding meaning in a godless world?
The colossal stupidity of war with Iran
An unwinnable war without a goal and with consequences for the world.
The era of Mamdani
This isn't how politics normally goes in America.
Negativland and me: Why we fall for hoaxes
Public gullibility was a problem in the 1980s when I was caught up in a famous media hoax. It’s worse today.
When it’s hell on the surface, it’s time to go deep
The perspective is out there.
The future of murder
A 'guided missile for the poor' is changing the face of targeted killing.
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.
A less crowded future
Almost no one saw this coming.