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The University As We Know It Is Finished
That’s a good thing.
 • Nils Gilman
It’s the Internet, Stupid
What caused the global populist wave? Blame the screens.
 • Francis Fukuyama
What “Western Civilization” Really Means
It has less to do with faith—and more to do with the Enlightenment—than Marco Rubio thinks.
 • Francis Fukuyama
A Letter From An Iranian
My family is in Tehran. Here's what this war means to me.
 • Mitra Vand
How Art Lost Its Way
An unserious culture lacks the ability to sustain high art.
 • William Deresiewicz
The Unexpected Persistence of John Rawls
We walk in the garden of his ideas.
 • Joseph Heath
Evolution Explains the Human Condition
It took a contradictory man to unearth the contradictory forces that shape our behavior.
 • Steven Pinker
The World Simply Does Not Trust America
In much the same way that Americans no longer trust themselves.
 • Francis Fukuyama
Expecting Iran to Unconditionally Surrender Is a Fool’s Errand
Here’s why.
 • Francis Fukuyama
How Not To Do Regime Change
Nearly two weeks in, it’s clear just how ill thought-through Trump’s regional war is.
 • Francis Fukuyama
Maduro Is Gone—Venezuela’s Dictatorship Is Not
Bloodied and humiliated, the regime could turn even nastier.
 • Quico Toro
Social Media, Not the Economy, is Harming Teen Mental Health
Here’s the evidence.
 • Jonathan Haidt
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