UFOs exist, and might come from beyond Earth, the U.S. said. Will that encourage conspiracy theorists?
Here’s what my research found.
Does public support for democracy defend a country from autocrats? Not necessarily.
Here’s what decades of survey data from 151 countries can tell us.
How the Chicago School changed the meaning of Adam Smith’s ‘invisible hand’
Smith wasn’t warning about government intervention in the market; he was warning about government capture
Can the president be indicted? Let’s see what the Greeks had to say about the rule of law.
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A New York Times columnist started a big argument on meritocracy. Here’s a better way to debate the issue.
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What Steven Pinker gets wrong about economic inequality — and the Enlightenment
Steven Pinker’s new best-selling book “Enlightenment Now” has excited the reading
Here’s how Google is helping, not hurting, democracy
Sean Richey and J. Benjamin Taylor have a new book
Health insurance is good not just for individuals but for democracy
That's what Daniel Defoe argued.