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Future of Work
06.03.24
Why we care about the future of work
Liberalism
07.25.23
The principles that drive the Institute for Humane Studies
Liberalism
10.12.22
The Principles That Unlock Human Potential
Economic Progress
12.20.23
Charles Koch Foundation partner impact update (2023)
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Economic Progress
12.20.23
Charles Koch Foundation partner impact update (2023)
Free Speech & Peace
09.08.22
Polarization Research Lab is Studying How to Reverse Political Animosity
Free Speech & Peace
06.13.22
Univ. of Pittsburgh’s Center for Governance and Markets Explores How Bottom-Up Approaches Can Improve Well-Being
Free Speech & Peace
12.30.21
The Unmet Potential of Open Data & Benefits of Democratizing Big Data
Free Speech & Peace
12.20.21
In Galileo’s shadow: the importance of open-mindedness in science
Free Speech & Peace
12.08.21
How Practicing Principled Dissent Will Reduce Polarization in America
Free Speech & Peace
11.18.21
Free speech can create diverse, inclusive environments on campus
Free Speech & Peace
11.16.21
God Love Those Who Argue: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Interview
Free Speech & Peace
11.12.21
Openness on American campuses is under threat. Here’s how we preserve it.
Free Speech & Peace
11.09.21
An Interview with Yale University’s Nicholas Christakis
Free Speech & Peace
11.04.21
Addressing the Politicization of Religious Freedom
Free Speech & Peace
11.02.21
The Inversity Solution: A New Approach to Inclusion
Free Speech & Peace
10.28.21
Liberalism: The Mother of Innovation
Free Speech & Peace
10.26.21
Driving Discovery: A series on openness and human progress
Free Speech & Peace
08.25.21
The science of bridging divides
Free Speech & Peace
03.03.21
How Does Social Media Impact Democracy?
We ask NYU Center for Social Media and Politics codirector Joshua Tucker what we do — and don't — know about social media and democracy.
Free Speech & Peace
08.18.20
Politica Polarization in America is Not as Bad as We Think
Samantha Moore-Berg found that left- and right-leaning Americans’ views are, in fact, often more alike than they realize. But the more they feel the other side is hostile and dismissive toward them, the wider they believe the gaps between their positions to be.
Free Speech & Peace
02.05.20
Protecting Academic Freedom
Scholars at Risk Network focuses on a vital mission: Protect scholars and promote academic freedom
Free Speech & Peace
12.16.19
Americans believe divisiveness is a problem. Even more think we can solve it.
Hidden Common Ground's “Divisiveness and Collaboration in American Public Life” report, released this month by Public Agenda, found that Americans say we have more that unites us than voices on the extremes suggest.
Free Speech & Peace
11.12.19
Finding a Seat at the Potluck of American Democracy
Eboo Patel, executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, is using America’s diverse religious landscape as a foundation to foster civil discourse on college campuses.
Free Speech & Peace
10.11.19
How Music Unlocks Discussions About Race
Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder—with a little help from Sojourner Truth—give students a way to talk about their differences in an innovative program now at three U.S. universities and growing.
Free Speech & Peace
09.18.19
The Power of Storytelling: An Interview with Harris III
Harris III, founder of STORY, which hosts gatherings nationwide, talks about how storytelling can build empathy and bridge the divide between people who hold differing beliefs
Free Speech & Peace
06.24.19
What’s on Charles Melcher’s Must-Read List?
Discover the titles that have inspired the founder of the Future of StoryTelling as he works to bridge divides.
Free Speech & Peace
04.30.19
Telling Another’s Story
Narrative 4's story exchange program captures the power of storytelling to foster empathy, build trust, and create a feeling of belonging and connection.
Free Speech & Peace
04.03.19
No Laughing Matter: Should Comedians Joke About Sensitive Topics?
Comedians are truth-tellers who not only make us laugh, but who frequently tackle taboo subjects (and not always tastefully). Yet by doing so, they launch often-difficult conversations on sensitive topics such as race and religion.
Free Speech & Peace
03.11.19
In Celebration of Sunshine Week
Sunshine Week is a nation-wide initiative led by the American Society of News Editors that seeks to educate the public about the importance of government transparency and the dangers of excessive secrecy.
Free Speech & Peace
01.07.19
The Psychology of Division: An Interview with Juliana Schroeder
Juliana Schroeder studies how we judge one another—and what we can do to keep inevitable disagreements from becoming unbridgeable divides.
Free Speech & Peace
01.07.19
Beau Lotto and Lab of Misfits: Changing Your Perceptions
We all perceive things in different ways, and that’s the focus of Lab of Misfits, a New York-based “experiential research lab” where neuroscientist Beau Lotto and his colleagues study perception: Why we perceive the world as we do and how we can see it differently.
Free Speech & Peace
12.17.18
The State of Free Speech
Free speech and free expression are fundamental, constitutionally-protected rights, but their social support has become fraught. In light of online platform controversies and increasingly combative attitudes towards journalists, what can be done to protect First Amendment rights?
Free Speech & Peace
11.15.18
Poynter’s Approach to Provocative Ideas: More Collegiate Journalism
College journalists have a crucial role to play in helping their campuses grapple with controversial ideas. The Poynter Institute aims to help them do it.
Free Speech & Peace
11.06.18
NewseumED: Cool Resources for Teaching the First Amendment to Students
The Charles Koch Foundation supports tools from NewseumED which give teachers resources for teaching First Amendment issues in current contexts.
Free Speech & Peace
10.02.18
Narrative 4: Promoting Tolerance Through Storytelling
Narrative 4 is using storytelling techniques and training exercises to help high school students develop relationships, and tolerance, with peers.
Free Speech & Peace
10.01.18
Chris Medina: Restoring Civil Discourse in America
For Chris Medina, the importance of debating is to exchange beliefs, not change them. This may come as a surprise to the average debate spectator—after all, debate teams win by convincing others of their argument.
Free Speech & Peace
10.01.18
Tests of Faith
Asma Uddin tackles controversial legal conflicts over freedom of religion.
Free Speech & Peace
10.01.18
Kurt Gray on the Roots of Intolerance
How to cure our political divisions? First, says Professor Kurt Gray, we need to understand how our minds work.
Free Speech & Peace
10.01.18
Across the Great Divide
StoryCorps shows how we can “lower the volume” on conversations between people of different views.
Free Speech & Peace
08.10.18
Jameel Jaffer: Protecting the New Public Square
Free Speech & Peace
04.04.18
The Theater of Public Policy Profile
If you can make people laugh, you can make dialogue possible. That’s the theory behind the Theater of Public Policy, an improv group dedicated to making civic issues funny.
Free Speech & Peace
03.12.18
Gallup Knight College Student Free Speech Poll
Free Speech & Peace
10.16.17
Who You Gonna Call? ASNE
The American Society of News Editors hotline is at the forefront of protecting reporters’ rights. A grant from the Charles Koch Foundation supports ASNE's legal hotline.
Free Speech & Peace
10.01.17
Rajshree Agarwal: The Importance of Empowerment
As an immigrant from India and an expert on free enterprise, Rajshree Agarwal holds a firm belief: “America is built on the idea of production and creation.”
Free Speech & Peace
10.01.17
Keeping Universities Safe for Free Speech
University campuses should be safe spaces—safe for students and community members to be free from physical violence, safe for intellectual stimulation, and safe for students and faculty to express themselves.
