“Daring ideas,” wrote Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.” Heading into the final quarter of a year that’s already seen crises such as the rise of ISIS, conflict in the Ukraine, and the ongoing threat of Ebola, it’s almost certainly a time when audacious ideas are necessary. For the next two days at the 2014 Washington Ideas Forum, administration officials, business leaders, academics, scientists, and pundits will discuss the most critical issues affecting the nation at home and abroad, weighing in on the pressing questions …read more
Source: The Atlantic
