Editor-in-chief Heather Shayne Blakeslee on why trading digs for dignity at the local level might help in the battle against our uncertain AI future /// At Camp Linden, the Philadelphia Ethical Society teaches kids about the wonders of nature /// Naomi Weiss asks if Big Tech investments in Pennsylvania are bad for our future, even if they’re good for our economy /// We recommend books by Yoram Hazony, Will Caverly, and Nate Blakeslee /// Managing Editor Lauren Earline Leonard talks with BalletX co-founder Christine Cox about 20 years of groundbreaking ballet in Philadelphia /// Julia Wald does a deep dive into the Charlie Kirk assassination and why we need to better understand what the internet is doing to us /// Pluralist Lab Executive Director Devin Scanlon argues that our country’s commitment to a multiplicity of voices is something we must conserve /// John Muir, a father of America’s conservation movement, on the beauty and strength of trees /// Sculptor Kathleen Studebaker imagines artwork that celebrates the color of fresh wood and protects the environment /// After a fire, artist Graham Franciose on how to begin again /// Braver Angels CEO Maury Giles encourages us to choose dignity while we contend with those who disagree with us—and asks us to build something together /// Sue Muncaster takes a bike trip through the mountains and questions how we should be interacting with our fellow Americans //