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The top lesson I learned as a Discourse editor? Ideas matter, but people matter more
Aug 29 • 
Jennifer Tiedemann
The Death (and Rebirth?) of the Ideas Business
The decline of the magazine has impoverished our ability to think about our world
Aug 28 • 
Robert Tracinski
Discourse and Me
I did some of my best work for Discourse, and I had a hell of a good time doing it
Aug 28 • 
Martin Gurri
Yours Thankfully
As this chapter of Discourse magazine, and of my life, comes to a close, it all boils down to gratitude
Aug 28 • 
Christina Behe
All Good Things…
In his final Editor’s Corner, David Masci says goodbye to a five-year love affair
Aug 27 • 
David Masci
Lies in the Land of Confusion
Should there be legal consequences for telling falsehoods? The Supreme Court has created a complicated, murky landscape
Aug 26 • 
Nathan Goetting
Command of the Seafloor Is the New Naval Challenge
Acts of sabotage against undersea infrastructure are becoming more frequent and costly
Aug 14 • 
Michael Puttré
Finding Freedom in “Walden”
180 years after Henry David Thoreau moved to Walden Pond, we can learn a lot from his ideals, even when he didn’t live them out perfectly
Aug 8 • 
Bryan Gentry
The Left’s Sudden About-Face on Portable Benefits for Contractors
On the question of independent contractor protection, a once-promising road of bipartisanship faces the wrecking ball of politics as usual
Aug 7 • 
C. Jarrett Dieterle
When Earth Is No Longer Everything
In the space economy, the geocentric economic model could give way to a heliocentric future
Aug 6 • 
Michael Puttré
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Hidden Threads: The Spaces in Between
To truly understand the natural world, we must include the negative spaces we have so often overlooked
Aug 5
Iran Should Abolish Its Nuclear Program
The country is likely to be more secure without one
Aug 4 • 
John Mueller
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