In any contest of ideas, the extreme will usually triumph over the moderate.

Extreme ideas offer an alternative compass to disoriented souls like Mohammed Bouyeri, van Gogh's suspected murderer.

Such extremist views are totally unacceptable and do nothing to reassure the international community that Iran is prepared to be a responsible international citizen.

The fate of Romney s candidacy contains a universal message for all democratic regimes One wins nothing by cultivating the extremes or by becoming their captive.

Why are they attracted to radical ideas? What can we do to counteract it?

Our Summer of Extremes

Paul Romer's radical idea Charter cities

Some extreme groups demand complete independence.

Anil Ananthaswamy What it takes to do extreme astrophysics

Should Extremist Parties Be Banned?

Urban pride can also prevent extreme nationalism.

As a result, they have gravitated towards underground extremist movements.

A Contagion of Bad Ideas

A Time to Dare

Ideas over Interests

Civilizing the Marketplace of Ideas

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

This decade has been marked by a number of stunning extremes.

Words express thoughts.

Some informal ideas were presented.

And this one is I wish to launch a groundbreaking competition that motivates kids to invest ideas on, and invent ideas on, sustainability.

Diana Nyad Extreme swimming with the world's most dangerous jellyfish

Anger is no longer restricted to extreme anti capitalist, anti globalization forces.

This has led to an increase in the number and severity of extreme weather events.

Racism and extreme right wing activities existed and were gaining ground in Europe.

The Global Ideas Bank is the opposite of Halfbakery in that ideas are proposed seriously, and in some cases actually implemented.

Following the placement of each of the ideas into one of the categories above, the participants Workshop agreed to forward to the Open ended Working Group the following list of ideas and activities that could form the basis of a conceptual framework of cooperation to address illegal trade in ozone depleting substances. In so doing, some delegates noted that many of the same ideas could be used to address illegal trade in products or equipment containing ozone depleting substances

It's a millefiori of ideas.

But ideas matter.

He has a lot of original ideas.

American Conservatism s Crisis of Ideas

In the following interview Bashir tells his story.

The government will not even discuss the Charter s ideas, let alone do anything to implement them.

A book, The Big Idea Book, comprising 500 of the best ideas was published by Wiley in 2003.

Two radical Islamist groups have also been banned.

Germany s president had just appointed Adolf Hitler s radical and aggressive government.

Jordan has worked with the international Muslim community to oppose extremist interpretations of Islam.

Extreme right wing parties had an effect on mainstream political parties and their policies.

It's the interchange of ideas, the meeting and mating of ideas between them, that is causing technological progress, incrementally, bit by bit.

Matt Ridley When ideas have sex

We use game dynamics to build on it. We build with mindshare.

Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

It is high time that these ideas are implemented.

The real struggle is about ideas.

New ideas are like new drugs.