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In this excerpt from Separation of Powers, Cass Sunstein explains how the U.S. Constitution prevents such a concentration of authority from turning democracy into despotism.
In this excerpt from "The First Eight," Congressman Jim Clyburn shares the story of Robert Smalls, the man whose audience with Lincoln may have saved the Union army.
In “On Liberalism," Cass Sunstein argues that liberalism can only endure if we reclaim its core commitments and revive its spirit of freedom and hope for the future.
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Free speech can amplify hatred, but it also protects the fight against it. Founder of The Future of Free Speech Jacob Mchangama explains.
The Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order would be just one quarter the size of Vatican City.
Historian Timothy Snyder talks with Big Think about how true liberty requires both negative and positive freedoms.
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Author of the Canceling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff explains the current state of free speech in the United States.
The state of global democracy is relatively strong — but there are clear signs of recent erosion.
"Lethal autonomous weapon" sounds friendlier than "killer robot."
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony sends yet another strong message to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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Dr. Carl Hart breaks taboos surrounding drug use in America.
The answer to this question depends on how you define "freedom."
And debate over it started soon after.