Society Archives

(Jorge Alcala)

Suspending Politics to Save Democracy

Just political systems secure the means of living satisfying private lives while political saturation crowds out key aspects of a good life.

(Thought Catalog)

The key to fixing our cities, to creating Strong Towns, is to treat them like complex, emergent systems capable of iterative change.

(Pixabay)

Not only is a land value tax economically efficient, it offers a development pattern and taxation philosophy that nurtures vibrant communities.

(Brett Sayles)

Society has become so politically-saturated that we’re now overdoing democracy. Here are a few reasons why it undermines our institutions.

Individuals don’t make history but there are the “best of us” people, like Grant, who withstand the crushing pressures of their times.

(Tony Webster/Wikimedia)

Hate groups have undertaken modern marketing practices to more effectively recruit—dressing up their message in more universal language.