BI in Context [Old MOOS Additional References]

An article highlighting the many ways in which hyper-polarization has made Europe so dysfunctional.

An upbeat observation that, as a society, we may be rediscovering the virtues of free speech.

From Sarah Chayes, a renowned expert on global corruption, a reminder that the scourge of corrupt politics extends into the Democratic Party.

Disturbing news that Democrats (who like to complain about disinformation) are, with respect to abortion, spreading their own brand of disinformation.

From David Brooks, an illuminating attempt to formulate a vision for an America that can start filling in its deep economic and political chasms.

An important analysis of the many benefits of political tolerance and the organization, FAIR, which champions this approach to politics.

From the Wall Street Journal, an argument that Israel is not just defending itself, it is defending all Western liberal democracies.

Thought on the ways in which proponents of globalization have failed to acknowledge (and take steps to remedy) the adverse impacts associated with their policies.

Thought-provoking reflections on the intensifying conflict between democratic and authoritarian societies -- a conflict that may soon frame most everything else.

A reminder that at the heart of the United States' hyperpolarized political rhetoric, there is a real debate over hugely consequential issues like the role the government should play in our daily lives.