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Is There Such a Thing as Truth?

Noam Chomsky and Hilary Putnam on how language connects us to the world.

Errol Morris

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Monarchy of Fear

Watch Martha C. Nussbaum discuss her latest book and where to go next in our moment of political crisis.

Boston Review, Martha C. Nussbaum

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Liberalism

The language of liberal politics is confused. But the predicament faced by Democrats today is not new.

Helena Rosenblatt

Politics

Why Do We Pledge Allegiance?

Few democracies require children to make a daily declaration of fealty to country.

Jack David Eller

Politics

Jews in Britain Are Not Facing an Existential Threat

But it is increasingly difficult to question Israel’s policies without accusations of anti-Semitism.

David R. K. Adler

Philosophy & Religion, Politics

What John Stuart Mill Got Wrong about Freedom of Speech

Fascist politics exploits freedom of speech for authoritarian ends.

Jason Stanley

Politics

What Would Frances Perkins Do?

This Labor Day, we should turn to Frances Perkins—FDR’s secretary of labor, and the first woman to serve in the U.S. Cabinet—for the elements of a new forward-looking labor and employment policy.

Thomas A. Kochan

Politics

Errol Morris on Steve Bannon’s Dangerous ‘Dharma’

Morris on his new film and what he thinks of the man who likened himself to Darth Vader and Satan.

Errol Morris, Deborah Chasman

Politics

Populism Isn't The Problem

The charge of populism says at least as much about those making it as it does about their opponents.

Jason Frank

Politics

Erdogan’s Ottomania

In a bid to consolidate power, Erdoğan is reshaping Turkish politics in the image of the Ottoman past.

M. Hakan Yavuz

Politics

Be Realistic: Demand the Impossible

The revolutionaries of 1968 didn't succeed, but the world still needs turning upside down.

Peter Linebaugh

Politics

Democracy Is a Habit: Practice It

Many say that despite Trump, our democracy is strong. But John Dewey cautioned that institutions alone won't save us.

Melvin Rogers

Politics

The Trump Doctrine and the Gender Politics of Power

Both at home and abroad, Trump deploys a politics of misogyny—lifted right from Machiavelli.

Bonnie Honig

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