Empathy has had a strange journey over the last decade. It has been variously assailed as too parochial, too indiscriminate, ...

John Koethe spent decades as a philosophy professor. The poems in his latest collection, “Cemeteries and Galaxies,” are full of reflection and digression and probing.

The number of Americans who can pass a civics test is far smaller than the number who express strong opinions about ...

From comic book bodybuilders to war crimes disguised as medical care, this exploration of beauty, ignorance and human ...

Domination such as that being practiced by Trump is against the law and the spirit of American democracy. Will the people continue to stand for this?

Defending doubt means resisting the urge to retreat into moral certainty, even on our own side. It means championing the messy, iterative process of learning, individually and collectively. It means ...

Think you know the basics of retirement planning? Think again. 'There's a lot of ignorance out there.' Provided by Dow JonesJun 25, 2025, 3:07:00 PM By Morey Stettner A shocking number of people ...

Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said on Friday that Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in a major decision shows she is upset. Jackson issued a scathing ...

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