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Posts ordered from most recent to earliest.
- An insightful analysis of the complex relationship between citizenship, nationalism, and the ethics of global cosmopolitanism. -- The War on Citizenship -- Apr 06
- As the climate change emergency focuses efforts on "electrifying everything," more information about how far we are from being able to produce enough electricity. -- The Coming Electricity Crisis -- Apr 06
- Those who are demanding that Israel do all that it can to limit civilian casualties ought to at least acknowledge its efforts to do so. -- Israel Has Created a New Standard for Urban Warfare. Why Will No One Admit It? -- Mar 29
- A video of a conversation with longtime "network weaver" June Holley talking about conflict transformation, learning communities, network and knowledge weaving, and self organizing for productive change. -- Knowledge Sharing for Collective Growth -- Mar 29
- An extensive compilation of data on the full range of war and peace issues. -- War and Peace Data -- Mar 29
- Useful new information for those trying to figure out what they think about stories of government censorship initiatives. -- USAID Internal Documents Reveal Government Plot To Promote Censorship Initiatives -- Mar 29
- In the case of Google, more information about how DEI is altering the kind of "intelligence" produced by AI. -- Google and the Gemini Debacle -- Mar 29
- A surprising look at the social complexity of Gaza. -- The Factions in Gaza: A Comprehensive Overview. -- Mar 28
- A provocative essay on the nature and meaning of nationalism and citizenship and a primer on the conflict between conflicting views on this issue. -- The War on Citizenship -- Mar 28
- A deeply disturbing story about how Democrats are fueling the extremes of Trumpism in hopes of making it easier to win elections. And, this is the party that wants your vote because it's willing to fight Trump! -- Democrats Are Meddling in Republican Primaries -- Mar 28
- An exploration of an obvious and much neglected reason why we can't effectively fight crime -- we can't afford enough police officers in areas plagued by crime. -- The police are in the wrong places -- Mar 28
- Things that everybody should know about the ways in which partisanship often distorts the work of science journalists. -- What a COVID-19 Food Fight Says About Scientific Discourse -- Mar 28
- A follow-up on an earlier story we posted from MEMRI about the "Port of Hope." -- Port Of Hope – Part II: The Peaceful Future Of The Israel-Palestinian Conflict Depends On Ousting Qatar From Any Involvement In It -- Mar 28
- Reflections on what it is like to live in Israel and to be a Jew amid the ongoing war and the global explosion of antisemitism. -- On the Loneliness of the Jews -- Mar 27
- A story about a valuable new word, "metamodern" and an explanation of how it can help us better deal with the world's complexities and contradictions. -- The Metamodern Shift in the Culture Wars -- Mar 27
- With respect to the disappearance of teenage babysitters, story about the process of cultural evolution. -- Whatever Happened to Teen Babysitters? -- Mar 27
- Hopeful news that, even in the age of AI, humans will have a valuable (and well compensated) role to play. -- Plentiful, high-paying jobs in the age of AI -- Mar 27
- An explanation of a common propaganda technique and advice on how to resist it. -- Don’t Let Your Disgust Be Manipulated -- Mar 27
- Provocative thoughts on how the events surrounding October 7 have transformed Jewish life in United States and around the world. -- The Great Rupture in American Jewish Life -- Mar 26
- Another idea about something we could do to limit the threats to democracy in the US and elsewhere. -- The One Idea That Could Save American Democracy -- Mar 26
- If we are going to save the climate by electrifying everything, then we better be able to produce a lot of clean electricity. -- https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/californias-electricity-disaster -- Mar 26
- Sound advice for those in the midst of difficult interpersonal conflict. -- Whatever You Do, Don’t Do the Silent Treatment -- Mar 26
- Practical advice for Democrats who want to win this fall's election, be more compromising and open to political diversity. -- Too Much Purity Is Bad for the Left -- Mar 26
- From the Israeli perspective, reflections on the terrible psychological and cultural costs associated with the war in Gaza. -- The Mass Killing in Gaza Will Poison Israeli Souls Forever -- Mar 25
- Zach Elwood is distributing his second ebook free to subscribers to his substack: Defusing American Anger: A Depolarization Endeavor. This is a "pre-release" but he's eager for comments. -- How Contempt Destroys Democracy -- Mar 25