Ideas
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Today we’re highlighting five of our favorite “Best Ideas” from 2014.
By Sheryll Cashin in the Root
2. The death penalty is incompatible with human dignity.
By Charles Ogletree in the Washington Post
By Zack Stanton in the Wilson Quarterly
4. Forty lost years: the case for one six-year term for U.S. presidents.
By Lawrence Summers in the Financial Times
5. The wisdom of crowds: The CIA is learning a lot by aggregating the guesswork of ordinary Americans.
By Alix Spiegel at National Public Radio
The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C.
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