John Wood, Jr., a national advocate for racial and political reconciliation, asks us to pull back from the precipice of our divided nation, and use nonviolence as our guide.

FIRE’S Nico Perrino argues that reaching for censorship during periods of unrest is common… So is the regret that follows.

Artist and free speech advocate Angel Eduardo from FIRE and FAIR encourages artist to lay down their arms in the culture war and remember to make great art.

Our young country is an experiment, and we are all founders, responsible for its direction and stewardship. What do we want the next 250 years to be?

A young American asks: Should I have stayed in my hometown? What does it mean to be part of a community, and where do we go from here?

Seth D. Kaplan’s book “Fragile Neighborhoods” is a must-read book for anyone who wants to understand how to repair our social fabric and build resilient communities.

What do we owe each other? And how do we build a country where intergenerational wealth isn’t measured in gold and property, but in a society that cares for its most vulnerable? We owe an existential debt to the generations that came before us. What will we do with that inheritance?

Academic and rhetoric specialist Eric Smith is known for pushing back against victim mindset. In this essay, he reminds us that we all face challenges, but they don’t determine our fate.

Notes on fear, self-censorship, and artistic integrity from Salome Sibonex, who moved through a period of carrying a pitchfork in online mobs to then ditch cancel culture and find her true voice.

How is social media affecting our “locus of control,” especially for teen girls? Academic and moral theorist Jonathan Haidt rings the alarm bell about how digital natives are failing to thrive, and Editor-in-Chief Heather Shayne Blakeslee makes the case that Gen X just might save us.

We all fail. But the story we tell ourselves about that failure, and better understanding how our brains and bodies work together, can be the difference between resilience, and a crack up.

Author Julia Galef’s book Scout Mindset is both an exploration of how our minds work, and a call to action: be scouts, not soldiers. If many more of us seek to understand rather than merely “win” our world may become a more beautiful place.

Christy Vines left a career in national security to work in the bridge building space. Does a successful American experiment depend on empathy?

Everyone thinks that they're on the moral high ground. But what if, from that perch, instead of using it to our advantage in a fight, we simply seek what’s out there? How do organizations such a Heterodox Academy help us to disagree better?