Does Your Worth Depend On Your Immutable Characteristics?

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An updated argument for judging people on their actions and content of their character, rather than traits over which they have no control.

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How the Supreme Court can limit Congress’s taste for self-diminishment 

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An analysis of a Supreme Court case that could help force Congress to do a better job of fulfilling its Constitutional responsibilities.

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Tyranny of the Minority

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A review and critique of "Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point" -- yet another contribution to efforts to help us understand democracy's difficulties.

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Framing 101: Metaphors, moral systems and the politics of your brain

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From George Lakoff and Framelab, an introduction to what we all want to know about the way in which the brain processes political information.

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The story of Iran’s Mahsa Amini uprising told through its most iconic images

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A series of images and videos that convey the awesome power behind Iran's political uprising -- an uprising that we hope can avoid the tragic outcomes of so many other uprisings.

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Inside the Decades-long Permit Process Holding Back 10,000 Energy Projects

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A short video examining the vast web of regulatory processes that are undermining society's ability to get anything done – including the transition to a carbon-free energy system.

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Anger overwhelms our thinking brain. Here’s how to bring it back online.

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A reminder about the many ways in which anger affects our thinking and undermines our ability to protect our interests, along with suggestions for overcoming those problems.

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‘No Guardrails’ Foretold Today’s Breakdown 30 Years Ago

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A story about the origins of the concept of political "guardrails" and the man who the anticipated their deterioration and the problems that that would cause.

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