At High School Debates, Debate Is No Longer Allowed
At national tournaments, judges are making their stances clear: students who argue ‘capitalism can reduce poverty’ or ‘Israel has a right to defend itself’ will lose—no questions asked.
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The Tech Messiahs Who Want to Deliver Us from Death
They see death as a software error—and they have a plan for fixing it. But should they?
Things Worth Remembering: The Extraordinary Courage of Tatiana Gnedich
Condemned to ten years in the gulag, the scholar sat in her cell and translated an epic poem—all 16,000 lines—from memory.
TGIF: Cruising for a Bruising
Canadians say yes to death. South Koreans say no to birth. Plus: DeSantis, flat-earthers, a Citi Bike Karen—and Bezos’s amazing love boat.