The New Rules of Power

The New Rules of Power

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Your Brain on Spirituality

Can spiritual practices help us, even if we’re not sure what we believe? In How God Works: The Science Behind the Benefits of Religion, psychologist David DeSteno explores what rituals surrounding gratitude, care, and loss can teach us about living better. And in The Awakened Bra ...  Show more

The New Appeal of Autocracy

What happens when people start seeing democracy not as the solution, but as the problem? In American Caesar, religion scholar Bradley Onishi examines an emerging alliance of Christian nationalists and technocratic thinkers who believe America needs a strong leader to impose order ...  Show more

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For most of human history, horsepower made the world go. Then came the machines. So why are there still seven million horses in America? (Part one of a series, “The Horse Is Us.”)

 

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