Opinion

What is peace?

Source: Aeon

Anthropologist Margaret Paxson writes about her struggle to quantify peace and ultimately argues that peace is knowable.

On Stephen Hawking, Vader, and Being More Machine Than Human

Source: Wired

In this article, author and anthropologist Helene Mialet analyzes the relationship between humans and machines as it existed for scientist Stephen Hawking.

Does the Justice System Neglect Forgiveness?

Source: Scientific American

Research by New York University neuroscientists Oriel FeldmanHall and Peter Sokol-Hessner shows that broadening options to restore justice, such as reconciliation or compensating the victim rather than punishing the offender, could ease the burden of the U.S. justice system.

Bitter Sweets

Source: The New York Times

Bill Cheng writes about what it is like to be an A.B.C.: an American-Born Chinese. Read about his struggles to belong and feelings of being an outsider.

COVID-19’s essential workers deserve hazard pay

Source: The Brookings Institution

What’s the definition of an essential worker? How much should essential workers be paid? Read about some of the options and opinions around “hero pay.”

Australia has found common ground to respond to Covid-19. We can do the same for climate change

Source: The Guardian

The crises Australians faced in 2020 helped to unite them, prompting optimism about how the country will face future challenges.

Where would we be without George Washington?

Source: National Constitution Center

George Washington retired shortly after the American Revolution and re-emerged on the political scene several years later. In this essay, historian Edward Larson emphasizes the significance of these actions and makes a connection to modern global revolutions.