Articles

Dignity’s Due Dignity’s Due

Why are philosophers invoking the notion of human dignity to revitalize theories of political ethics?

Oct 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Lucien Jaume’s Tocqueville: The Aristocratic Sources of Liberty.

Oct 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Elias Altman

Letters Letters

Horror in Afghanistan… the great Charlie Mingus… field trip to the South Bronx

Oct 16, 2013 / Our Readers and Barry Schwabsky

Puzzle No. 3299 Puzzle No. 3299

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Oct 15, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

No Cartoon Characters in the NYC Mayoral Debate

No Cartoon Characters in the NYC Mayoral Debate No Cartoon Characters in the NYC Mayoral Debate

But with any luck we will see whether their policies have character. 

Oct 15, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Why Bartolomé de las Casas should have nothing to do with it.

Oct 15, 2013 / Aura Bogado

The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust

The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust

Divestment is a moral and political strategy to expose the reckless business model of the fossil fuel industry that puts our world at risk.

Oct 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin, Hannah Borowsky, and StudentNation

GOP Congressman Explains Why He Wants to Defund a Health Program He Supports

GOP Congressman Explains Why He Wants to Defund a Health Program He Supports GOP Congressman Explains Why He Wants to Defund a Health Program He Supports

Congressman Mike Pompeo says he supports money for federal health centers, but opposes federal money for the same program if it comes from the Affordable Care Act.

Oct 15, 2013 / Lee Fang

The Right Is Still Setting the Terms of the Debate

The Right Is Still Setting the Terms of the Debate The Right Is Still Setting the Terms of the Debate

The Tea Party may be plummeting in public esteem, but it is taking government down with it.

Oct 15, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Fossil Fuel Euphoria

Fossil Fuel Euphoria Fossil Fuel Euphoria

A new elite consensus is forming around the strategic advantages of expanded oil and gas production.

Oct 15, 2013 / Michael T. Klare

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