BI in Context [Old MOOS Additional References]

A review and summary of an important new book examining the history of conflicts arising from technological innovation.

A look at the increasingly frequent practice of requiring job applicants in higher education to submit DEI statements. (How does this differ from requiring a progressive loyalty oath?)

Amid free speech concerns about Republican efforts to ban the teaching of certain topics, a reasonably impartial look at what, exactly, they are trying to ban.

A story about Wyoming's reaction to the nationalization of politics and political reporting and the way in which this impacts their ability to sensibly deal with local issues.

A call for students at elite institutions of higher education who are concerned about unfair privilege and class inequities to be honest with themselves about the many privileges they enjoy.

For United States, a country that likes to think of its democracy as exemplary, a look at countries that have found ways to fashion better democracies.

An exploration of the likely possibility that the U.S. 2024 election might not produce a result that the losers view is fair and legitimate.

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's 1963 March on Washington, thoughtful reflections on the meaning of his "I Have a Dream" speech in the contemporary context.

From economics, a useful concept – the Minsky Moment -- the point at which "things that can't go on like this, don't" (and catastrophe ensues).

A thoughtful addition to the larger debate over the nature of liberalism's difficulties, how to save it, and whether it should be saved.