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Habermas and the Fate of Democracy

A new biography reveals Habermas's commitment to a democratic ideal.

William E. Scheuerman

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Philosophy & Religion

Philosophy & Religion, Politics

Fatalism, Freedom, and the Fight for America’s Future

Tocqueville warned us about democratic fatalism. But as Steven Pinker’s new book shows, fatalism is a permanent feature of modern politics.

David Runciman

Philosophy & Religion

Will Robots Set Us Free?

The philosopher Herbert Marcuse saw machines as our greatest hope for real liberty. But in Trump’s America, automation feels more totalitarian than ever. 

David Moscrop

Philosophy & Religion

Martin Luther and Me

Reckoning with Germany’s dangerous legacy.

Georg Diez

Philosophy & Religion

The Last Time I Saw Yaakov

No matter how political things seem, they are invariably personal.

Neil Gordon

Philosophy & Religion, War & Security

Let Loose the Line

Protest is not merely a matter of personal awakening, but of organizing and mobilizing the power needed to change social relations.

Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey

Literature & Culture, Philosophy & Religion

Deconstruction: An American Tale

Lampooned as a dangerous import from Paris, deconstruction is in fact a distinctively American phenomenon.

Gregory Jones-Katz

Literature & Culture, Philosophy & Religion

Mourning 9/11 Fifteen Years Later

America continues to be haunted by our need to grieve.

Ingrid Norton

Forum

Confronting Religious Revivalism

Liberal democracy requires that we banish religion from politics.

Avishai Margalit & Assaf Sharon

Class & Inequality, Philosophy & Religion

Do Government Incentives Make Us Bad Citizens?

Government incentives may make us less moral, not more.

John McMahon

Philosophy & Religion, Politics

What We Owe Each Other

Egalitarianism requires not just redistribution but equal social standing.

Martin O’Neill

Gender & Sexuality, Philosophy & Religion

The Religious-Liberty Attack on Transgender Rights

Conservative Christians are out to restore their historical legal privileges.

David Sehat

Philosophy & Religion, Politics

Rights vs. Duties

In the age of human rights, the language of duties has withered.

Samuel Moyn

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