BI in Context [Old MOOS Additional References]

A hopeful essay about a postwar future in which Palestinians may be able to escape the iron grasp of Hamas and its ruinous policies.

Truly startling statistics about how, in recent decades, US citizens have become so dependent upon governmental financial assistance.

An argument for engaging, rather than avoiding, controversial issues in the classroom.

Amid the bidding war for President of the United States, a reminder that, for every trillion dollars of deficit spending, each US citizen assumes $3000 in debt -- debt on which interest will be paid in perpetuity.

Food for thought for those who on the left to do not understand why those on the right are so upset about efforts to combat misinformation.

For a time when our politics is distorted by inexpensive and superficial virtue-signaling, an argument that, to be seen as virtuous, people ought to do something significant that really makes a difference.

An explanation of the complex processes that are leading to the "deculturation" of so many places and reflections on the implications of this trend.

For a time when Americans on the left and the right seem to have nothing good to say about their country, news that much of the world still sees much to admire the United States.

From Rwanda, an agonizing story about what it takes for society to recover from a period of genocidal violence (and another reason for preventing such violence).

A contrarian look at the way in which we have been thinking about Artificial Intelligence and a reminder of the complexities involved in predicting the impact of the new technology.