BI in Context [Old MOOS Additional References]

The disturbing update on the surprisingly widespread incidence of scientific malpractice -- something that a society that depends upon technical expertise can't tolerate.

For a time when the left talks about a possible Trump Presidency in almost exclusively apocalyptic terms, a more hopeful analysis of what a Trump foreign policy might actually entail.

A statistical look at just how badly the global energy transition is going -- an analysis that highlights the need to find cleaner ways of powering the developed world.

In his new book, the historian Quinn Slobodian writes about the ideologues who believe that society should prioritize capital, not people.

A personal account of the dangerous ways in which partisanship can cloud and distort one's view of the world and potential countermeasures.

News about an astonishingly ambitious Saudi effort to build 105 mile long skyscraper taller than the Empire State building (and an example of the absurdities of concentrated wealth).

From David Brooks, an essay exploring practical things that we can do to cultivate basic decency -- a precondition for a democracy that works.

Perceptive thoughts, grounded in real-world situations, about how to make a diverse, pluralistic society really work.

An eye-opening report that illuminates one of the ways in which Hamas is interfering with the delivery of badly needed aid to the people of Gaza (and also cultivating global sympathy).

A hopeful report suggesting that a "ripe" moment for negotiating an end of the war in Ukraine may be approaching.