Economy
Existential health and human flourishing
Humans are an existential species. We need to believe that our lives have meaning. Currently, young people too often receive cultural messages that undermine meaning. They are…
July 14, 2020
Magazine - Your Land
The thin line between their race and their badge
Police are the problem, according to protesters and activists who believe law enforcement is systemically biased against black people. This argument, however, becomes very complicated when we…
Magazine - Your Land
Not proud to be an American, but maybe hopeful
Our country was already strained before all of this went down. Now, the floor has fallen out. “Angry,” “fearful,” “dissatisfied.” The percentage of Americans expressing these emotions…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Is Buddhism science?
One of the greatest twists in the recent history of nonfiction came at the end of Sam Harris’s The End of Faith (2004). The book gave physical…
Magazine - Your Land
Mississippi moves on
In the debate over historical figures, both good and bad, Mississippi decided to forgo the mobs and pitchforks and do what a democratic society was created to…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Editors’ picks: Summer reading
The Mirror & the Light, by Hilary Mantel. Henry Holt, 784 pp., $30. In The Mirror & the Light, the final volume of Hilary Mantel’s triumphant Thomas…
Magazine - Features
Opportunity knocks for police reform
During a late-night police raid, a few seconds can make the difference between life and death. So can the type of warrant police are executing. One kind,…
Healthcare
Police officers feel psychological strain in wake of George Floyd killing and protests
There is a saying in law enforcement that nobody hates a bad cop more than good cops. It expresses a sense of betrayal that police officers feel…
Economy
Congress wants to narrow future aid after big businesses raked in millions in the first round
The revelation that wealthy businesses and nonprofit organizations received small-business relief loans is putting pressure on Congress to put new restrictions and limits on aid in the…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
What is the point of the coronavirus response?
As has become his way, Vice President Mike Pence opened his coronavirus task force briefing with a dose of good news — this time on the day…