Opinion: Understanding progress—what it is, what it isn’t, and what it’s good for—requires us to ask questions that we’re not asking right now. And the stakes are very high.
Policy effectively bars GLBTQ staff
Students poke fun at their future profession
Elephants recognize themselves, chimps feel empathy
A prominent prof at Columbia is accused of incest.
In my column for the print version of the mag this week I raise some philosophicalish questions about the legal status of the Chilean miners. Take a quote from Wigan Pier, add a chunk of Lon Fuller and some speculation about what might go wrong, and half-bake it for a bit, and presto.
FULL STORY: From the death penalty to same-sex relationships, a new poll shows huge shifts.