All From the Editors
CommentarySimple good, fair betterReforming the US tax code is possible, but it won't be easy. The tax code is complex because the economy is complex.聽
CommentaryA debate that demands compassionIntensely personal, intensely political, the abortion debate rarely changes minds. The one bright spot: Abortion numbers are falling.
CommentaryCharting a course for charter schoolsHeroic work by teachers and administrators often makes a difference in public education. But good schools take more than that.
CommentaryBending the curve toward peaceFrom Southeast Asia to Latin America, past conflicts -- conflicts that once consumed the world's attention -- have been overcome. Today's will be as well.
CommentaryThe quiet quality that upliftsA culture buffeted by conflict, controversy, and coarseness can be improved with one simple ingredient: It's known as philia.
CommentaryWhen generations make their marksBoomers and Millennials are the twin peaks of demographics -- big, influential generations. Right now, though, it's Gen X's moment.
CommentaryLearning from dark pastsLooking critically at the past is important. Remembering that the people of the past are people like us is also important.
CommentaryShining light, changing attitudesThe fight to end sexual violence has made marked progress in recent years. But the fight is far from over.
CommentarySimplicity isn't always simpleIn the developing world, people rarely desire simplicity. In affluent societies, simplicity is a lifestyle enabled by complexity.
CommentaryWhere we are going together nextWe aim to explore the news in a new way so that you might begin to think differently about the world.
CommentaryThe power, and peril, of networksThe bigger and more inclusive a network grows, the more valuable -- and vulnerable -- it becomes. Which is why networkers must connect with care.
CommentaryA race that's about to get realEvery election year, a lot of American voters want to shake things up. The聽quadrennial question is whether "a lot" can carry the day.
CommentaryAmerica's immigration labEach wave of immigration has reshaped the United States. Each wave has also worried those who arrived earlier.
CommentaryFinding the road to 鈥榟ome鈥�Yes, 'he鈥檚 a rescue.' He's also family. The gratifying saga of one castoff canine is also the story of many others.
CommentaryThe back story of what we buyAs consumers benefit from the ever expanding global market, ever greater vigilance is needed to ensure that products from far away are not the result of exploitation.
CommentaryLooking at 2015 ... and at 2015There was plenty of bad news in 2015. But good news -- progress in almost every category of well-being -- vastly outweighed it.
CommentaryWhy we're all of one partyThe ideal is the voters swing from party to party in a contest of ideas. The current reality is that birds of a political feather flock together.
CommentaryThe call for a generous heartThe narrative of violent jihad and civilizational conflict must be supplanted by one of tolerance and shared humanity.
CommentaryWhat we owe Earth's other predatorsHumans must be good stewards of Earth's creatures -- even of those that once vied with humans for dominance.
CommentaryGetting charity rightGiving is a thing of the heart. Giving in ways that don't lead to unintended consequences requires the head.
