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Cache Me Outside
In this week’s Editor’s Corner, Jennifer Tiedemann discovers the key to keeping a New Year’s resolution
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Jennifer Tiedemann
What’s Coming in 2025?
In this week’s Editor’s Corner, some of Discourse’s most popular writers look into their crystal balls to tell us what’s going to happen this year
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David Masci
Why We Need a Cyber Bill of Rights
In an era in which so much discourse happens in the digital arena, new protections of individual rights are needed
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John Mac Ghlionn
A Debt of Gratitude
In this week’s Editor’s Corner, David Masci recalls all the people who have made and make Discourse possible
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David Masci
Pluralist Points: Curious Disagreement
Shira Hoffer and Ben Klutsey discuss mediation, conflict resolution on campus and more
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Ben Klutsey
The Key to a Hydrogen Economy Is in the Hands of Entrepreneurs
The smallest element is slippery and difficult, but some are grasping its potential
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Michael Puttré
Is AI Compatible with the American Dream?
A tech mogul offers up a bold perspective: We don’t have as much to fear as naysayers claim
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John Mac Ghlionn
Gratitude and ‘Good Ships’
America faces countless problems today, but we can make the nation a better place by finding gratitude for the good
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Bryan Gentry
Liberalism Has a Communications Problem
The principles of classical liberalism can help build a better world, but only if we explain them effectively
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Bob Ewing
E.T., AI and Our Need for Friends
In this week’s Editor’s Corner, Jennifer Tiedemann writes that artificial intelligence will never take the place of human connection
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Jennifer Tiedemann
Arguing Politics in Synagogue—and Staying Friends
My recent experience with a friend on the other side of the political aisle demonstrates that civil debate is not only possible but necessary
Why Does Identity Matter More than Ideas? Blame It on Media
Historically, media evolved from focusing on ideas to targeting audiences. Society followed suit
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Andrey Mir
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