Gratitude and Leadership

Imagine a courtroom where the jurors ran for office, raised campaign money, and met privately with the prosecution. Terry Bouricius argues that is a fair description of how we make our laws — and that choosing lawmakers by lottery, as Athens did, is one possible fix.

Historian Scott Reich makes the case that the idea of national service may be one way to repair our fractured democracy.

Avoiding crypto isn't enough — it needs to be actively countered and regulated to avoid widespread societal and political harms. This is the message that emerged from my conversation with crypto experts Molly White and Tonantzin Carmona.