BROWSE IDEAS
FEATURE
Why hybrid cars?
Former CIA chief James Woolsey explains.
Energy Policy
Why hybrid cars?
Former CIA chief James Woolsey explains.
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The World
The Coming Resource Wars
Professor Michael Klare thinks we will see more wars over oil and water. Click for more.
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Identity
Finding Spirituality
Having "dodged the bullet" of his father's strict Catholicism, writer Andre Dubus discovers the divine without religion.
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Faith & Beliefs
Tolerant Evangelizing?
Who is a Muslim?
The Holiest Books
How should the Bible be interpreted?
Identity
Dual Identity
A Manly Man
Who is Ireland?
Seeing Double
Inspiration
Creative Process
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
On muses, lightbulbs, and process
Beauty Is as Beauty Does
Life & Death
Aging Gracefully
What is the measure of a good life?
A Poet Watching Time Pass
Facing Death in War
Love & Happiness
Untying the Gay Marriage Knot
Intimacy and Aging
Is love always territorial?
What is love?
Outlook & the Future
See You On Mars
The End of Aging
What is the legacy of George W. Bush?
How will this age be remembered?
Truth & Justice
Ingrid Newkirk: Ethics Worth Fighting For
Dissents from the Bench
Where do human rights come from?
Religion in the Service of Human Rights
Wisdom
Ask Yourself
Words of Wisdom
Arts & Culture
Do you speak Irish?
Big Literary Salon
Is poetry translatable?
The Globalization of Art
Business & Economics
Is the Fed running out of ammunition?
A Different Take on the Subprime Crisis
Argyle Executive Forum
Peterson and Rubenstein on Private Equity
History
David McCullough: Adams Family Values
What is human nature?
Oh, The Places We'll Go
Remembering Post-War Italy
Media & the Press
Can newspapers hobble on?
The Media Today
Is the media to blame for Britney's troubles?
Cynthia McFadden: Dripping with Opinion
Philanthropy
The $100 Billion Question
Was Robin Hood right?
Policy & Politics
A More Perfect Union?
Bill Clinton's Legacy
Who really has the power in Washington?
Preaching in the Town Square
Rest & Diversions
Sharon Gannon: On the Yogic Path
What is yoga?
Training Young Soccer Stars
Rob Huebel: One Funny Guy
Science & Technology
Tech Allstars
Is climate change a human rights issue?
Changing Our Understanding of Multiple Dimensions
Politics 2.0
The World
Making The World's Markets Better
Is globalization killing local culture?
Is it fair to ask developing countries to go green?
Is There Truly a Clash of Civilizations?
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10 QUESTIONS
This week, BigThink is exploring the Next American Experience. To do that, we asked our experts to look both forward and back. Here's some ideas to get you started.
1 | David McCullough - Historian; Author
Re: Do Americans misunderstand the Founding Fathers?
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2 | Melissa Harris Lacewell - Professor, Princeton University
Re: What is the state of democracy in the United States?
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3 | David Kennedy - Professor of History, Stanford University
Participating in Our Democracy
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4 | C.K. Williams - Poet
Poetry and the Iraq War
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5 | Nadine Strossen - President, ACLU
Re: What should Americans be most concerned about?
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6 | Howard Zinn - Historian
Howard Zinn on Democracy in America
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7 | Michael Eric Dyson - Professor, Georgetown University; Author
Michael Eric Dyson: An Accurate American History
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8 | Stephen Carter - Professor, Yale Law School; Novelist
Re: What is democracy?
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9 | Jon Meacham - Editor, Newsweek
Re: What forces have shaped America most?
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10 | Jim Lehrer - Journalist; Anchor, The NewsHour (PBS)
America's Place in the World
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