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How Lying Became Disinformation

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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.

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The Distance between September and October is Far More than a Month

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Important reflections on the differing ways in which the world has responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11 and October 7

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U.S. Shrugs as World War III Approaches

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A quick summary of the report of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy -- a politically neglected, but critically important, warning about the West's declining ability to deter war and defend itself.

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From Essential Partners: It's Not You! ​​​​​Questions are Hard to Write.

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An essay exploring the critically important role that questions play in framing conversations.

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Could Congress Leverage AI to Help Restore Faith in US Democracy?

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One of those rare stories that asks how AI might actually be used to strengthen democracy and limit political dysfunction.

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The Enduring Wisdom of America's Founding Documents

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For a time in which faith in US democracy is plummeting, a review of the reasons why so many people have, throughout history, found the United States' founding principles to be so inspiring.

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Answers to 12 Bad Anti-Free Speech Arguments

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For those who find themselves engaged in free-speech debates, a review of strategies for rebutting common arguments against free speech.

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The Normalization of Terrorism in the West

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Reflections on the very different way in which Western societies have responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11 and October 7.

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Taking Democracy for Granted: Philanthropy, Polarization, and the Need for Responsible Pluralism

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A new report written by Daniel Stid in which he asserts that philanthropy, as it is currently practiced, has increased polarization. He urges philanthropists to practice "responsible pluralism" instead.

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Going All The Way: The loneliness of the long-distance thinker

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Ashok Panikkar reflects on the "cognitive state" of the US citizenry, observing that it is "abysmal. " It "wouldn't be out of place in feudal and despotic societies where we would be proud serfs and well-behaved subjects."

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