Politics
How My Family Argues About Politics Without Hating Each Other
Thanksgiving used to be a war zone. My uncle watches Fox all day. My cousin sends Bernie memes. Two years ago, plates were almost thrown. So we made a rule…
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Philosophy
Mary Wollstonecraft: The Vindication of Reason
Mary Wollstonecraft is often called the first feminist philosopher. In her groundbreaking work, *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman*, she argued against…
Human Behaviour
The Paradox of Choice: How More Options Make Us Miserable
In the early 2000s, psychologist Barry Schwartz published a book arguing that the explosion of consumer choice in modern life, far from being an unambiguou…
Rise of America
The Civil War: The Crisis That Defined What America Would Be
By 1860, the United States had been arguing about slavery for most of its existence. The founders had known it was a contradiction and had mostly chosen to…
Philosophy
John Stuart Mill: Liberty and the Harm Principle
How much freedom should an individual have? John Stuart Mill, in his classic *On Liberty*, gave a powerful answer: the only purpose for which power can be…
Technology
How Apple Built a Loyal Following That Rivals Religions
Walk into any Apple Store and you will see it. The quiet hum of intent. People holding devices like they are sacred texts. It is not just a phone or a lapt…