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Political Ideology
The top priority was to maintain the agenda.
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.
As we shape our future we should ask: Which interpretations of classic sci-fi fables hold sway with today’s powerful tech leaders?
After drastic cuts to the NIH, the FDA, the NSF, and the DOE, NASA science faces down its smallest budget ever. All of society will suffer.
A study on the “moral circles” of liberals and conservatives gets drafted into the culture wars — with mixed results.
Modern autocracies operate "not like a bloc but rather like an agglomeration of companies," says journalist and historian Anne Applebaum.
Absence makes the heart (and public opinion) grow fonder.
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Is “identity synthesis” the remedy for racial injustice? This political scientist says no.
"Values emphasizing tolerance and self-expression have diverged most sharply, especially between high-income Western countries and the rest of the world."
Autocrats like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin fear democracy, yet go to great lengths to present themselves as democratic leaders.
Still, the author's main argument wasn't totally discredited.
Uncovering the ideology of "Karens" and "Kens."
“Who is the aggressor?” That depends on which of these maps you believe.
In 1934, American Communists translated a Stalinist book about revolution into a children’s game. Curiously, it didn't catch on.
Reading between the lines of Dorothy’s adventure to the Emerald City.
Million Stories
Time will tell what the reign of Charles III will look like, but one thing is for sure: the “new Elizabethan age” is long gone.
Cable news has a bigger effect, study finds.
Moral panics about the content of children's cartoons and other forms of entertainment have a long history.
A deep learning AI running on a supercomputer was able to link patterns of brain connectivity to political ideology.
Regardless of political ideology, one of the few things that many people seem to have in common is a moral hypocrisy that arises from a fundamental lack of self-reflection.
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
While there is more to North Korean cinema than meets the eye, the country’s film industry ultimately amounts to little more than a mouthpiece for the ruling Kim dynasty.
Vladimir Putin adores Fyodor Dostoevsky. A close reading of the legendary author’s texts reveals the feeling might have been mutual.
One particular revolution was so important, that at least one historian thinks the 20th century officially began in 1914 and ended in 1991.
Since Ukraine originally meant “borderland,” the territory was already a target for several kingdoms.
For some people, there is only one thing to live for. They commit their entire being to that thing. They are dangerous.
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Should we worry about fascist politics? Philosopher Jason Stanley plays devil’s advocate.
We have been rejecting science for far too long. We all need to embrace it. For as long as human civilization has existed, those societies that have embraced science have had […]