5 provocative ideas that will change your outlook on life

At OZY, we love to offer fresh perspectives on intriguing ideas. Oftentimes that comes in the form of our Provocative Daily Topic, or PDT. Our goal is to help you see more and be more, and if that means sticking our neck out there, then so be it. We're all about starting the conversation.

​DUI = Attempted murder?​: Thirty percent of us will be involved in an alcohol-related collision at some point, and even more of us will make the choice to drive drunk. How do we solve something that shows few signs of getting better? Make the punishment count. ​

​3 reasons we should eliminate foreign aid​: Foreign aid is opaque, undemocratic and ineffective — and it's done in your name.

What no one is saying about marijuana: ​Former U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy weighs in on the marijuana legalization debate, suggesting Big Weed may be nothing more than the next Big Tobacco.​

Buying our way to better health: What if, next time you went to the doctor, instead of a prescription for blood thinners you got one for cash? What if you walked out the door with $1,000 in your pocket instead of paying a copay?

When death could be optional: Thomas Frey is the executive director and "senior futurist" at the DaVinci Institute, ​and his predictions about what's to come in the next 20 years will blow your mind.

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