Building a Family-first Digital Economy: New IFS Policy Brief

Artificial Intelligence and the digital economy are broken. Despite the gains in economic growth and efficiency Silicon Valley has produced, those benefits have often come at an enormous cost to American families and communities. Over the last decade, addictive digital products, like smartphones and social media, have rewired the brains of an entire generation, leaving many addicted, lonely, depressed, and diminished in their moral, social, and rational capacities.

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Australia’s Northern Territory legalizes euthanasia — again

Anyone over the age of 18 and diagnosed with an illness that causes “intolerable suffering” and is expected to cause death within 12 months is eligible, with two doctors required to sign off on the request. However, there are protectors in place for conscientious objectors and doctors are barred from initiating conversations about VAD with their patients, which was opposed by some legislators, but applauded by indigenous and Aboriginal legislators and advocates. Ultimately, the bill was able to pass despite infighting.

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Your Hardest Family Question: My Husband’s Health Is Pushing Me Away

My husband and I have been married for 30+ years. In the beginning, I tried to “change” him, and ultimately discovered that I can only change myself. I realize that his life’s experiences are a part of who he is, and as we have different opinions regarding many things, we have agreed that on some topics, we will just disagree. He is a good husband and father.

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