Alien Worlds Might Be Covered in Enormous Mountains
On the sublime scenery that might await us on exoplanets.
Ideas 2016
Dispatches from the Aspen Ideas Festival/Spotlight Health
How Does Hookup Culture Affect Sexual Assault on Campus?
A call for open-minded debate about all the reasons that blurred lines exist.
Addressing Distrust Between Cops and Communities of Color
A conversation with a prominent Black Lives Matter activist, a retired police chief, and the head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
Laura Bush's Case for Remaining in Afghanistan
America’s commitment to the rights of women, the former First Lady argues, obliges it to stay the course.
Travesties in Criminal Justice That Are Mostly Ignored
In many jurisdictions, prosecutors are elected officials, and municipal courts operate with relative transparency, yet voters are ignorant of deep injustices that go on every day.
How to Revive Local Agriculture in the United States
Small farms are eager to meet growing demand for local, sustainable, and organic food—if only the federal government would trim regulations and get behind their efforts.
The Art of Recognizing Good Ideas
And why managers are so bad at it
Want to Find Intelligent Life on Other Planets? Look for Refrigerators
Could Freon in the atmosphere of a distant planet be the thing that finally confirms humankind is not alone?
What If America Approached Crime Like Treating a Disease?
The case for an outcomes-based approach to criminal-justice reform
Enforcing the Law Is Inherently Violent
A Yale law professor suggests that oft-ignored truth should inform debates about what statutes and regulations to codify.