One of the perks of having power is you get to do what you want. Sometimes when you see a powerful group acting irrationally, it is not because they're stupid. It's because they have sufficient power to ignore what's sensible without consequence.
As billionaires pledge to rebuild Notre Dame, donations from good folks spike to rebuild other churches destroyed by hate crimes.
What does it take to be a good person in a messy world where the stakes are high, the problems are complex, and the path forward is shrouded in uncertainty?
This 26-year-old engineer has revived ten lakes from pollution. Stay in school, kiddies, and you just might change the world.
Are we a wise civilization? Can we grow wiser? Being cynical about these questions is easy. The news shows us we are always on the brink of disaster, and, let's be honest, the comments section of most social media posts does not engender a spirit of optimism about humanity's collective wisdom. Yet, consider the following.