Author: Adam Lee

Will this ruling create popular fury and the downfall of the religious right? The birth of a new Gilead? Or a muddle in between?

Our greatest accomplishments sprang from an era of trust and cooperation. Without trust, all our institutions crumble.

Culture is fashion, and fashion is arbitrary; or, why a man isn’t less of a man if he’s wearing a dress.

Why people get midlife crises, and how humanism helps us age gracefully.

When the world seems dark and hanging on to optimism is a challenge, here are some suggestions for renewing the wellspring of happiness and calm in your life.

Optimism isn’t a naive faith in inevitable betterment, but a tenacious belief that the world can be made better—and that belief is at the root of all progress.

There’s no reason why lawmaking today has to obey the rules of an archaic era. If elected officials embraced technology and did their jobs remotely, government and society would both stand to benefit.

Just as inventions like metal forging and glass-making improve our physical capabilities, morality is a technology that gives us the ability to achieve what no one individual could do alone.

Americans die in huge numbers because of a minority’s cultlike obsession with guns, and because our broken political system makes reform almost impossible.

They like to blame their decline on media bias or a hostile culture that hates them for no reason at all. But sometimes, they let slip that they’re aware of the real reasons.