What does an Italian political philosopher who flourished in the mid-twentieth century have to say to Americans in 2019? Much, apparently.
WIll stepping outside monotheism, “a local cult,” prove freeing and fulfilling?
You’d expect our anxious age of post-truth to reflect itself in our literature. But how? One teacher takes the reader to school.
Michael Walzer argues that the American left should not stick to its “default” position of standoffish withdrawal from world affairs. Will the left listen?
Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis demonstrates the limits to grand foreign-policy strategies. Unfortunately, there are also limitations to his post–Cold War analysis.
Clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson’s advice for young men seems obvious at first glance, but there’s more going on than shallow self-help.
The relationship of America and Israel continues to baffle those who are blind to the development of Hebraic Christianity in America. What it means to be both Liberal and Covenental.
In his latest book, cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker depicts a world getting freer, healthier, and wealthier. Is he merely another utopian thinker?
Is the election of Donald Trump the result of a rise in authoritarian impulses among the electorate? Or a disconnect between a technocratic, centralized elite and the values and concerns of the vast majority of Americans?
A call from @TheSlyStallone has @realDonaldTrump considering a posthumous pardon of the late boxing champ Jack Johnson, a reminder of when heavyweights were both kings and metaphors.
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