Aspen Ideas Now

Biographer Walter Isaacson’s latest book tells the story of biochemist Jennifer Doudna. She helped develop a controversial tool that has the power to transform the human race. CRISPR can edit genes to cure diseases but can also be used to create designer babies.

Black entrepreneur, Danielle Kristine Toussaint talks about her book “Dare to Think Purple: A Survival Guide for Women in Social Entrepreneurship.”

Every part of the Federal Government has to be engaged in the issue of climate change.

In a time of heightened distrust, how can media outlets reclaim the public’s confidence? We hear from a longtime journalist.

Grappling with the challenges and problems life throws at us is difficult, especially during a pandemic.

We are told that the fundamentals of the US economy are strong. So why are so many individuals and communities left behind?

In this pandemic recession, millions of Americans are going hungry, and Black and Hispanic households are hit harder than white ones.

With presidential leadership once again at the forefront and President’s Day just around the corner, we’re revisiting an episode featuring presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.

America’s Founders didn’t envision activist groups mobilizing on social media and disinformation spreading across the internet.

Most Americans see religious freedom as an important right. Yet how that freedom is defined and applied isn’t consistent, and efforts to safeguard the religious freedom of some may be discriminatory for others.