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FEATURE
Do you speak Irish?
Poet Paul Muldoon grew up in Northern Ireland, studying the language of his ancestors.
Arts & Culture
Do you speak Irish?
Poet Paul Muldoon grew up in Northern Ireland, studying the language of his ancestors.
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Outlook & the Future
How will this age be remembered?
How will future generations remember us and our accomplishments?
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Life & Death
Aging Gracefully
How do we age well?
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Faith & Beliefs
Stewards of the Earth
The Fundamentals of Fundamentalism
Are science and religion compatible?
Who is a Muslim?
Identity
A Life After Death: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
I am...
Born in Iran
Should we embrace or reject our differences?
Inspiration
On muses, lightbulbs, and process
How do poets compose?
Beauty Is as Beauty Does
Creative Process
Life & Death
Retiring Before 35
Aging Gracefully
Facing Death in War
The Right to Die
Love & Happiness
What is love?
Why Love Matters
Intimacy and Aging
Is love always territorial?
Outlook & the Future
What is the legacy of George W. Bush?
See You On Mars
How will this age be remembered?
The End of Aging
Truth & Justice
Ingrid Newkirk: Ethics Worth Fighting For
What is justice?
Where do human rights come from?
Do human rights exist in China?
Wisdom
Words of Wisdom
Ask Yourself
Arts & Culture
Do Americans read enough poetry?
What catches your eye?
Big Literary Salon
James Zemaitis: On the Auction Block
Business & Economics
The Subprime Meltdown
Should sovereign wealth funds be more transparent?
What's exciting in business today?
A Different Take on the Subprime Crisis
History
What is human nature?
Oh, The Places We'll Go
Human Evolution
David McCullough: Adams Family Values
Media & the Press
The Media Today
Can newspapers hobble on?
Writer's Bloc: The Shocking Conclusion!
Why are we celebrity obsessed?
Philanthropy
The $100 Billion Question
Was Robin Hood right?
Policy & Politics
Preaching in the Town Square
Arianna Huffington on Why the Right is Wrong
Are two parties enough?
Technology and Politics
Rest & Diversions
Rob Huebel: One Funny Guy
Fixing Baseball
Sharon Gannon: On the Yogic Path
Fighting the Procrastinating Demons
Science & Technology
Changing Our Understanding of Multiple Dimensions
Is climate change a human rights issue?
Real Life?
Tech Allstars
The World
Is There Truly a Clash of Civilizations?
Is globalization killing local culture?
Making The World's Markets Better
Where are the new oil booms?
CATEGORIES
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10 QUESTIONS
This week, BigThink is exploring the Next American Experience. To do that, we asked our experts to look both forward and back. Here's some ideas to get you started.
1 | David McCullough - Historian; Author
Re: Do Americans misunderstand the Founding Fathers?
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2 | Melissa Harris Lacewell - Professor, Princeton University
Re: What is the state of democracy in the United States?
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3 | David Kennedy - Professor of History, Stanford University
Participating in Our Democracy
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4 | C.K. Williams - Poet
Poetry and the Iraq War
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5 | Nadine Strossen - President, ACLU
Re: What should Americans be most concerned about?
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6 | Howard Zinn - Historian
Howard Zinn on Democracy in America
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7 | Michael Eric Dyson - Professor, Georgetown University; Author
Michael Eric Dyson: An Accurate American History
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8 | Stephen Carter - Professor, Yale Law School; Novelist
Re: What is democracy?
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9 | Jon Meacham - Editor, Newsweek
Re: What forces have shaped America most?
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10 | Jim Lehrer - Journalist; Anchor, The NewsHour (PBS)
America's Place in the World
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