These are today's best ideas.
1. Are we getting the politicians we deserve?
By Mitch Landrieu at the Aspen Ideas Festival
By Steven Poole in the Guardian
3. How to stop the next terrorist video before it goes viral.
By Patrick Tucker in Defense One
4. Here’s why the Ku Klux Klan thinks it’s winning.
By Jay Reeves at the Associated Press
5. Is gratitude holding us back?
By Taylor Mayol in Ozy
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