The Latest from Big Think

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The author says overseas ideas will inevitably influence the United States moving forward.
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The author shares his vision for a better education system.
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The idea that the US has an economic meritocracy is a fallacy, the author says.
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The author explains his approach to identifying the dead ideas we love.
Are you looking for new and innovative ways to integrate austerity into your new recession-conscious lifestyle? Boil your dental floss and use it again and again. Accessorize with hand-me-downs. Ride […]
In Boston.com's Boston Real Estate Now blog today, Rona Fischman attempts to calm the jitters of nervous renters. "Take note," she writes, "you may be in the right place for […]
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The author says it is in our best interest to be well-acquainted with our history and outlines a few ways to achieve this in our schools.
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The author enumerates the problems that plague the US but sees much opportunity for correcting them.
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The author mentions how the race question was never quite solved.
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The author characterizes Lincoln as a president who was unafraid to suspend some basic rights for the betterment of the union
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It was "social opportunity," not religion, which drove Lincoln, according to the author.
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The author maps Lincoln’s trajectory over his career on the slavery issue.