Aspen Ideas Festival

Fact:

Seventy-three percent of Americans say moral values in the country as a whole are getting worse, up from 69% last year.

—Gallup, May, 2012

Audio/Video: Society

The original definition of philanthropy is “the love ofhumankind.” Going back to the roots of this word, how areleading... See more

What Works? Do we have a "boy problem"? Academically, socially, emotionally, and economically, boys and young men seem... See more

Anne-Marie Slaughter's Atlantic cover story about women's work-life balance dilemma has rekindled the longstanding... See more

Economic inequality is more dramatic and pervasive than ever before, and the physical, emotional, and intellectual well... See more

As a prelude to the upcoming Olympic Games, our panel considers what we want the Olympic movement to represent and... See more

The 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival Opening Session where we asked speakers to present their "Big Idea" in three to four... See more

Fact: Society

48% of the total American population believes abortion is morally wrong. A quarter of the total population believes it is not a moral issue.

–Pew Research Center, June 2012