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Where People Meet
The top lesson I learned as a Discourse editor? Ideas matter, but people matter more
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Jennifer Tiedemann
The Death (and Rebirth?) of the Ideas Business
The decline of the magazine has impoverished our ability to think about our world
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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
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Martin Gurri
Yours Thankfully
As this chapter of Discourse magazine, and of my life, comes to a close, it all boils down to gratitude
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Christina Behe
All Good Things…
In his final Editor’s Corner, David Masci says goodbye to a five-year love affair
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David Masci
When Earth Is No Longer Everything
In the space economy, the geocentric economic model could give way to a heliocentric future
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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
The Death of the Artist?
With the dawn of AI artists, we must fight to keep human experience in art or face extinction of the artist
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Theory Gang
Hidden Threads: The Whole Person
In this second essay in the Hidden Threads series, we explore recent efforts to view and understand the human body holistically
The Help Families Need to Overcome Substance Dependence
Trauma is a family affair, and our approach to substance dependence treatment ought to reflect that
What We Owe Our Country
We need to get past the relentless focus on self-criticism and back to the real American story
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David Masci
The Truth Needs To Get Dressed Faster
Those who want to stop misinformation and spread facts online must communicate better to reach the masses
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Bryan Gentry
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