Aspen Journal of Ideas

When Walter Paepcke, Robert Maynard Hutchins, and Mortimer Adler set out the Aspen Idea, they recognized that our ability to make humane judgments depended upon the practice of civil discourse, both in organizations and in political institutions.

Baltimore had plenty of gloom in 2015 — the inexcusable death of Freddie Gray and the uprising that followed, the 344 homicides, and the 24 percent of the population living below the poverty line. But there is some gold gathering.

Close ties between business and government are also necessary. Strong economies need strong businesses and strong trade, and that requires good relationships with policymakers.

In Europe, we have a refugee crisis now and it looks like the EU is not able to agree on any reasonable common policy.

What will jobs even look like in a century of breathtaking technological change? More than any other people, Americans live to work – but what is the future of that work in this new, digital, and on-demand world?

How do we address widening income inequality in America? Income inequality has widened considerably since 1979.

Students have spoken up and out to administrators and faculty, peacefully for the most part but with rhetoric laced with anger, hurt and disappointment.

Poverty is insidious and can make people believe they will never be able to live life without it. But a coach — lending real life assistance and boosting the confidence to see a better life — can have a powerful effect.

The Rome-based agencies which manage global food challenges must reform and innovate to protect food for the 9 billion inhabitants our planet will hold by 2050.

Straight talk about the environment exists now only as a diversion in the great national misunderstanding about energy, climate change and the economy.