Why do politicians and billionaires benefit when you stay uninformed? Explore the tension between the comfort of ignorance and the power of knowledge, and discover why reading banned books is an act of rebellion.
Is belief a virtue or a vulnerability? While supporting a child or believing in democracy serves a purpose, there is a dangerous line where belief replaces evidence and facts are swapped for narratives. From the biological pull of tribalism to the influence of faith on public law, explore why the pursuit of certainty can often lead us away from reality.
It’s the 16th of March, 1968, and 24-year-old Second Lieutenant William L. Calley Jr. has only been in Vietnam for three months. Hailing from Miami, Florida, United States, the short, stocky college drop-out is preparing to lead about a hundred men from Charlie Company on a mission to find and kill Vietcong enemies.
I may no longer be Christian, but I live in the so-called ‘Bible Belt’ and many of the people I know and care about are. It seems for many, abortion is the one issue that is non-negotiable. But what if focusing solely on this issue actually hinders the very goal of bringing more people to faith?
Growing up in the seventies, we idolized the outlaws—Robin Hood, Jesse James, and Billy the Kid. They stood against “the man.” But looking at the modern political landscape, I see a strange irony: a generation of people claiming the outlaw spirit while following a script written by billionaires.
