BI in Context [Old MOOS Additional References]

A sobering reminder of the immense suffering produced by the ongoing war in Gaza and an eloquent appeal for all concerned to take the steps needed to prevent a repeat of the tragedy.

A worrying account of Australia's new effort to legally prohibit disinformation -- an effort that could easily wind up criminalizing political criticism

Israel's ongoing war with Iran and its proxies (and Ukraine's simultaneous wa with Russiar) are opening up new arenas for conflict -- arenas that attack the vulnerabilities of modern, high-tech societies.

An announcement of Dartmouth University's new Polarization Research Lab -- an effort to move beyond anecdotal evidence and quantify the nature and magnitude of the hyper-polarization problem.

A must read article exploring both the problem of disinformation and the ways in which elites (on both the left and right) are hijacking efforts to limit the problem.

An essay that explains why, with respect to the environment and so many other issues, it is critically important that we wisely and equitably balance costs and benefits.

A Steven Pinker interview with important food for thought on one of the most important "theories of change" -- the ability of ideas to transform the society in which we live.

A guide to the many reasons why so many strongly oppose DEI programs (criticisms that the many defenders of those programs really need to address).

An examination of the ways in which we are resolving distributional conflicts by pretending that we have more resources than we do.

From Anne Applebaum, a profile of Louisiana Governor Huey Long -- a man that she argues figured out how to bring dictatorship to US democracy.