BI in Context [Old MOOS Additional References]

From Francis Fukuyama a year-end update on increasingly serious challenges facing global democracy.

Identity politics has always influenced elections. In 2024, it will pose a serious threat to liberalism—and to democracy itself.

A look into what Russia is doing to suppress opposition to its war in Ukraine and a window into how brutal, authoritarian regimes can make it impossible to effectively challenge folly and corruption.

For those who thought that only the military had an "industrial complex" problem -- a look at how the welfare industry suffers from a similar affliction.

Surprising new ideas about the significance of little recognized (but critically important) changes in the way in which we generate and share information about our world.

A provocative analysis of strategies for combating misinformation for a time when there are no widely accepted sources of reliable information.

A welcome reminder that, despite the many difficult problems we face, there are many ways in which the human condition continues to make important progress.

An in-depth (and critical) profile of the Southern Poverty Law Center highlighting the ways in which it achieved its astonishing success (and moved away from its original mission).

From Jon Haidt and Greg Lukianoff, a pair of essays trying to make sense of the surprising surge of anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses.

An update on changes that have occurred in global income inequality since publication of the original "elephant curve" analysis.