--- description: The system is stacked against Ferguson, long-term victory in Iraq, black leaders must stand together, the riddle of female extremists, and more. title: These are the Best Ideas of the Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 22 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 22, 2014 4:04 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 22, 2014 4:04 PM CUT **1\.** [**A stacked deck: reform the modern fee-based system of criminal justice that has pushed poor communities to the brink.**](http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/08/ferguson-and-the-debtors-prison.html "undefined") By Alex Tabarrok in Marginal Revolution **2\.** [**Real political change in Iraq – and a strong regional partnership – is the only way to defeat ISIS.**](http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2014/08/13/how-iraq-and-the-us-can-stop-the-islamic-states-advance "undefined") By Michael Breen in US News and World Report **3\.** [**To avoid the next Ferguson and address the nation’s systemic racism, America needs black leaders to take a stand together.**](https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/08/the-fire-this-time/ "undefined") By Bob Herbert in Jacobin **4\.** [**With their educations on the line, smartphones for teenagers are a critical tool for success.**](http://online.wsj.com/articles/john-doerr-smart-phones-for-smart-kids-1408664277?tesla=y "undefined") By John Doerr in the Wall Street Journal **5\.** [**To solve the riddle of women turning to extremist violence, we must address the security issues that deeply impact their lives.**](http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/05/opinion/harman-jihad-women/ "undefined") By Jane Harman in CNN  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3160719/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-22/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3160719/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-22/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 22","datePublished":"2014-08-22T16:04:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:43:05.137Z","description":"The system is stacked against Ferguson, long-term victory in Iraq, black leaders must stand together, the riddle of female extremists, and more.","url":"https://time.com/3160719/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-22/","keywords":["Innovation","women","Suicide","Crime","Education","Iraq","violence","ISIS","Leaders","smartphone","Black","terrorist","Ferguson topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3160719/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-22/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 22"}}]}] ```