The Healthy Society in Fifty Years
By 2065, I predict that we will have evolved societies that explicitly embrace values and goals for ensuring the wellbeing of every person.
Commentary
Clash: 8 Cultural Conflicts That Make Us Who We Are
Why did UN-led aid efforts in Sudan have such catastrophic consequences and why were aid workers so slow to recognize their mistake?
How Psychology Can Help Ferguson Heal
As a nation, we must commit to the complex and difficult work of change. Change can start with our willingness to talk honestly with each other and to have difficult dialogues regarding race relations and the persistence of racial bias in this country.
Why Governor Nixon has to remove prosecutor from Michael Brown Case
We are a long way from knowing precisely what happened in Ferguson, two weeks ago, but one thing is clear: The town’s name has become yet another synonym for the chasm of experience dividing white and black America.
Schadenfreude in Gaza
As the Gaza-Israel conflict began escalating last month, there were widely circulated reports that Israeli spectators had gathered on garden chairs and old sofas to cheer as bombs rained down on people living in Gaza just a few miles away.
The Rejected Student Who Didn’t Complain
Consider the following two types of Ivy League admissions programs designed to grant special access to students: Affirmative action and legacy admissions.