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SHARE Saturday, November 12, 2022 Think Universally, Act Neighborly
Carl Sagan's case for an open society holds up over a quarter century after his passing.
SHARE Thursday, January 13, 2022 A New Year One for Gotham
How can New York City, or any other city, make a fresh start in 2022?
SHARE Tuesday, December 7, 2021 All Should Be Free in America
What does freedom mean in America after six decades of the West Side Story song "America"?
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(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, August 11, 2021 The Money Monopoly Itself Is the Abuse
Now that the Security and Exchange Commission is taking note of alternatives to centralized currency, a look back at the context provided by the forgotten history of monetary populism.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Gravel Can Still Make a Mountain
A look back at the antiwar activism of Mike Gravel, from his time in the Senate to his 2008 and 2020 presidential campaigns.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, May 7, 2021 If You Don't Op-Ed, Will You Get Enough?
The New York Times is no longer calling them op-eds, but what does that mean for the future of opinionated news commentaries?
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, February 6, 2021 Brave New World Wide Web Revisited
A look back at John Perry Barlow's "A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace" as its topic of Internet freedom remains timely 25 years later.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 7, 2021 Let the Twenties Roar Free
After decades of delay, the culture of the mid-1920s enters the US public domain. What does that mean for creativity in 2021?
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, September 24, 2020 Testing, Testing, One, Two, Zero
Even during a pandemic, standardized college admissions tests like the ACT and SAT persist. Are they past due for being replaced by a better process?