Letter from Laxenburg: How to Make Decisions Amid Uncertainty
My week with people trying to build a more rigorous framework for international cooperation when the stakes are high and interests diverge.
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Should I Use AI? Three Questions to Ask Yourself
After thinking, praying, reading, researching, and talking about whether to use AI, here are the three questions I pose.
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What RFK Jr. Is Missing in His Push to Deprescribe Psychiatric Medication
Deprescribing works only when people have somewhere else to go.
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Online Spaces for Children Don’t Have to Be Outlawed. They Just Have to Be Safe Enough.
In well-designed play environments, safety is not achieved by eliminating risk but by designing for it.
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‘Blue Crime’ Is Making the Ocean a Dangerous Place
Better human rights protections at sea could reduce forced labor, human trafficking, debt bondage, and violence.
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How Climate Change and Weather Shaped 250 Years of U.S. History
Cold, rain, drought, and warming have both helped and harmed Americans’ efforts at pivotal moments.
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What Revised Emissions Scenarios Mean for Climate Governance
New scenarios don’t mean that climate change isn’t real or risky. We still have to decide what kind of future we will accept.
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Medicare’s New AI Won’t Stop Unnecessary Surgery
An algorithm paid to deny care can’t distinguish between surgeries that should happen and ones that shouldn’t. Congress should fix the payment system instead.
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Why States Still Anchor Space Norms
Commercial space is booming, but governments still set the rules. To harness innovation, states need to proactively involve the private sector.
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US Healthcare Was Never Built to Work – Here’s What Could Replace It
Meaningful reform requires acknowledging the gap between what health insurance promises and what it currently delivers.