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Being ahead of the curve can be a dangerous place. These 7 thinkers were driven from their homelands over it.

Budget cuts to pandemic preparedness put us all at risk.

Here’s how to have a healthier relationship with politics.

Laws can’t stand by themselves. Professor James Stoner explains why.

Considering strands of liberalism and how each determines right from wrong.

Without regulations, implicit bias could shape artificial intelligence into a nightmare for some.

Answer: When 22 men make more money than all of the women in Africa, an Oxfam study says absolutely.

Proponents of drones in foreign conflicts argue that it reduces harm for civilians and U.S. military personnel alike. Here’s why that might be wrong.

Does voting serve the collective good, or should we just not bother?

Objections to liberalism are often tied to traditions, morals, and cultural identity.

The impact of giving up is exactly the same as the impact of denying climate change.

When it comes to foreign intervention, we often overlook the practices that creep into life back home.

Does the President get to decide when to ignore the law?

The protesters on the street aren’t just taking up space, they carry on a well thought out tradition.

Change is coming, but not from the generation that currently holds positions of power.

Does a person still get to be “the honorable” if they are tossed out for not being honorable?

The internet has given us the opportunity to stay informed better than ever. It’s also given us the ability to misinform ourselves — delude ourselves — beyond belief.

America is polarized, but not as much as you might think.

The semiautonomous could help to protect officers, but some are concerned about how exactly police plan to use it.

Can changing who delivers your electricity to you solve a slew of problems?

While legalization has benefits, a new study suggests it may have one big drawback.

The host of Hardcore History has written his first book, The End Is Always Near.

New research finds how power dynamics shape the speech of men and women.

Just for giggles, would it be a good idea to have our leaders take shrooms?

Philosopher Nick Bostrom’s “singleton hypothesis” predicts the future of human societies.

We should care about constitutional rights for all, says lawyer and religious freedom scholar Asma T. Uddin. If they are denied for some, history demonstrates how they may be at risk for us all.

According to recent papers by Zucman, and his colleague Emmanuel Saez, one should be implemented.

“We seem to be racing toward a new configuration of government and industry without having fully thought through all of the implications,” Steve Aftergood, director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists, told MIT Technology Review.

From LED-equipped visors to transparent masks, these inventions aim to thwart facial recognition cameras.

Move over deepfakes. Multi-agent artificial intelligence is poised to manipulate your mind.