BROWSE IDEAS
FEATURE
Was Robin Hood right?
Do the rich have a responsibility to the poor?
Philanthropy
Was Robin Hood right?
Do the rich have a responsibility to the poor?
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Foreign Policy
The Israel Lobby
Stephen Walt and Nicholas Lemann square off.
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Architecture & Design
From Concept to Runway
Zac Posen, one of today's leading designers, on the challenges of design.
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Faith & Beliefs
Tolerant Evangelizing?
The Path to a New Enlightenment
How should the Bible be interpreted?
Who is a Muslim?
Identity
Born in Iran
Dual Identity
I am...
Who is Ireland?
Inspiration
How do poets compose?
Creative Process
Beauty Is as Beauty Does
On muses, lightbulbs, and process
Life & Death
What is the measure of a good life?
Retiring Before 35
The Right to Die
A Poet Watching Time Pass
Love & Happiness
Untying the Gay Marriage Knot
Leaving Your Mark
What is love?
Intimacy and Aging
Outlook & the Future
How will this age be remembered?
What is the legacy of George W. Bush?
What's the forecast?
See You On Mars
Truth & Justice
Dissents from the Bench
What is torture?
Nadine Strossen: On Civil Liberties
Stephen Carter: A Pretty Good System
Wisdom
Ask Yourself
Words of Wisdom
Arts & Culture
James Zemaitis: On the Auction Block
Big Literary Salon
Is poetry translatable?
Do Americans read enough poetry?
Business & Economics
Argyle Executive Forum
Financial Literacy Month
Green to Go
Do economics explain everything?
History
What is human nature?
The Pioneering Spirit
Human Evolution
David McCullough: Adams Family Values
Media & the Press
Can newspapers hobble on?
Cynthia McFadden: Dripping with Opinion
Is the media to blame for Britney's troubles?
The New Yorker: Lonely at the Top
Philanthropy
Was Robin Hood right?
The $100 Billion Question
Policy & Politics
Public Opinion in Public Affairs
Senator Arlen Specter on the Issues
Preaching in the Town Square
Bill Clinton's Legacy
Rest & Diversions
The Aspen Ideas Festival
Training Young Soccer Stars
Fighting the Procrastinating Demons
Rob Huebel: One Funny Guy
Science & Technology
The Risks of Innovation
Is climate change a human rights issue?
Real Life?
Tech Allstars
The World
Where are the new oil booms?
AIDs on the Rise
Chomsky Takes on the World
The Coming Resource Wars
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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