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The cost of world peace? It’s much less than the price of war
The world's 10 most affected countries are spending up to 59% of their GDP on the effects of violence.
How will we govern super-powerful AI?
The AI constitution can mean the difference between war and peace—or total extinction.
A brief history of human dignity
What is human dignity? Here's a primer, told through 200 years of great essays, lectures, and novels.
What authority should government have over our actions?
The ability to interact peacefully and voluntarily provides individuals a better quality of life.
Can foreign intervention lead to peaceful solutions?
Despite potential good intentions, interventionist policies are often viewed by classical liberals as violations of individual freedoms.
What is classical liberalism?
As a moral and political philosophy, classical liberalism lays a framework for the good society.
Lincoln’s law: How did the Civil War change the Constitution?
Does the President get to decide when to ignore the law?
War is an ecological catastrophe
Researchers believe that war exacerbates climate change, threatening the environment and making future wars more likely.
We can halve most forms of violence by 2030. Here’s how.
A second step is to determine where violence concentrates and who is most at risk.
How did a 100-year-old vision of global politics shape our future?
In 1919, Woodrow Wilson attempted to rally the U.S. behind the League of Nations. His failure suggested the way forward.
To overthrow a tyrant, try the 3.5 Percent Solution
A study of 323 uprisings against repressive regimes yields stunning insights.
The biggest threat to America? Americans.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jared Diamond explains why some nations make it through epic crises and why others fail.
Understanding what tolerance means in a highly polarized America
Changing people's minds isn't how we end polarization. Tolerance is the gateway to peaceful coexistence.
Which country is the best? is the wrong question
Policy advisor Simon Anholt believes the question we should ask is, which country is the "goodest"?
Why a Japanese WWII soldier refused to surrender for 29 years
For the Japanese in World War II, surrender was unthinkable. So unthinkable that many soldiers continued to fight even after the island nation eventually did surrender.
How President Woodrow Wilson tried to end all wars once and for all
Following World War I, President Woodrow Wilson nearly died trying to ensure world peace.
Yuri Orlov, the Cornell physicist who was arrested by the KGB and exiled to Siberia
The incredible story of a scientist who survived gulags, fighting to change his country and physics.
This is how we end hyper-partisan politics
Want to empower social change? Break bread, literally, with the so-called enemy.
Pussy Riot: Feminism is for everyone
Feminism simply means equal rights for men and women.
Faith Is Fine, as Long as We Laugh at Our Own Beliefs
Millions of Muslims March Against ISIL
Millions of Muslims marched to Karbala, Iraq even after suicide bombing and continued threats by ISIL. The Arbaeen pilgrimage continues to be a show of religious freedom.