Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 26, 2018 - The Aspen Institute

Obesity might be killing our taste buds.

Kate Wheeling at Pacific Standard
How community and conversations turned the tide in one razor-close special election.

Lara Putnam in Democracy Journal
Reviving American democracy starts in our schools.

Sylvia Rousseau and Scott Warren in Stanford Social Innovation Review
Could seaweed be California’s next big cash crop?

Alexander Sammon in Civil Eats
Does having a day job help artists make better art?

Katy Waldman in the New York Times Style Magazine