For all of modern society's fragility, and reliance on a few vulnerable fracture points, there is also an underlying strength and resilience. Over many centuries we have learned how to adopt a system of selfishness that benefits all -- imperfect, but effective.
It's a popular pastime to predict the fall of society, and while someday all empires fail, the truth is that society is more difficult to displace than it seems, which is why so many such predictions fail -- great news, really.
Hurricanes, Mandates, and the Ethics of Rescue
Internecine: Our Dangerous Misunderstandings of Revolution
The Moral and the Practical: Choosing Sides on Political Progress
Why This? One Question to Preclude Media Bias
Opinion's Gate: Credence to Truth
Vaccine in Context: The Rational Approach
The Surprising Impact of Personal Accountability
Off to War? Not Zero Sum
This Thanksgiving, We've Found a New Way to Hate Each Other (Thanks, Media)
Learning from Election "Surprises" in a Loud, Divided America
Votes, Fraud, and Anger: Understanding Division and Accusation
No Candidate Unpunished? Political Muckraking & Its Damage
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