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- Fix Facebook by Making It More Like Google+ -- An intriguing and promising idea for transforming social media into a place of more thoughtful discussions among genuine friends. #mbi_context -- Nov 11
- What's stunning about the misinformation trend -- and how to fix it -- From the CEO of PeaceTech Lab and the Director of Oxford's Programme on Democracy and Technology, ideas on how to fix the misinformation pandemic #mbi_colleague -- Nov 11
- Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals. Discuss. -- Perhaps the most fundamental test of left and right-leaning socio-cultural orientations is the quality of life it confers on its on its followers. #mbi_context -- Nov 11
- Does the International Criminal Court Obstruct Peace? -- John Paul Lederach saw conflict transformation is the balancing of peace, justice, truth, and mercy. A look at how this plays out before the ICC. #mbi_context -- Nov 11
- How Journalism Abandoned the Working Class -- "From the author of ""Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy,"" an explanation of how much of the news we regard as reliable is actually distorted. #mbi_context " -- Nov 10
- In Global Energy Crisis, Anti-Nuclear Chickens Come Home to Roost -- An eye-opening look at how efforts to phase out nuclear power have sent back efforts to address climate change. Was it worth it? #mbi_fundamentals -- Nov 10
- We need to set up an international body to fight fake news -- An article supporting Sheldon Himelfarb's idea of creating an Intergovernmental Panel on the Information Environment similar to the IPCC. #mbi_colleague -- Nov 10
- Should We Call the Whole Thing Off? -- An in-depth review of an important new book, "After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division," About strategies for building a common identity. #mbi_context -- Nov 10
- ‘Woke Racism’—A Review -- An in-depth and informative review of John McWhorter's important new book "Woke Racism." #mbi_context -- Nov 10
- It’s Not Existential -- An argument that, despite the depth of the political divide, the US is still a long way from civil war and a warning that too much talk of war could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. #mbi_context -- Nov 09
- Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative -- Studying the corrosive threat to American democracy and national security posed by imported corruption and illicit financial flows. #mbi_colleague -- Nov 09
- Haidt and Lukianoff: The Polarization Spiral -- An exceptionally extensive and in-depth analysis of the many factors underlying the United States' hyperpolarization crisis. #mbi_context -- Nov 09
- Not Everyone in New York Wanted the Coronavirus to Lose -- A window into one manifestation of what we call the Bad-Faith Actor problem -- people who try to profit by promoting division and dysfunction. #mbi_context -- Nov 09
- “White People, You Are the Problem” -- A critical look at AT&T's "Listen Understand Act" anti-racism program and a window into why such programs are amplifying rather than diffusing conflict. #mbi_context -- Nov 08
- The two countercultures -- Who will speak for ordinary Americans? -- A look at the colliding countercultures of the left and the right and prospects for actually fixing the very real problems afflicting liberal democracy. #mbi_context -- Nov 08
- Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies -- A global network and collaborative community of people studying and promoting dignity and respect for all. Upcoming virtual workshop: Dec 9-10. #mbi_colleague -- Nov 08
- I’m With Condoleezza Rice About White Guilt -- A thoughtful essay exploring the relationship between "white guilt" over the unrightable wrongs of the past and the task of building a more equitable society. #mbi_context -- Nov 08
- Pastries and Persuasion: How a Global Tax Deal Got Done -- A story about a successful negotiation effort that is taking a major step toward limiting the tax shelters that the global kleptocracy finds so valuable. #mbi_context -- Nov 07
- Protecting our Communities: The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding -- Peacebuilding in Nigeria with a focus on women and youth as well as religious and traditional leaders . #mbi_colleague -- Nov 07
- Climate Realism -- The seriousness of the climate crisis demands that we don't settle for politically appealing but unworkable fixes. #mbi_context -- Nov 07
- Growing share of Americans say they want more spending on police in their area -- Evidence that rising crime rates are producing rapid changes in public opinion regarding policing and the wisdom of "defunding." #mbi_context -- Nov 07
- The Death of White America Has Been Greatly Exaggerated -- Surprising information about popular misconceptions regarding the changing racial makeup of the US population. #mbi_context -- Nov 04
- Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism -- Dedicated to advancing civil rights and liberties for all Americans, and promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding, and humanity. #mbi_colleague -- Nov 04
- Intractable Conflicts Are Always More than "Us-Versus-Them" -- We tend to assume that it is their choices and their behavior, that is causing our own problems. It isn't. It is almost always US TOO! #mbi_cci -- Nov 04
- Free Returns Are Complicated, Laborious, and Gross -- A look at the return side of online shopping -- it's nowhere near as socially and environmentally responsible as we would have liked to think. #mbi_context -- Nov 04
