Aristotle once described hope as a waking dream. Friedrich Nietzsche warned that hope can prolong suffering. Centuries later, Vaclav Havel offered a quieter definition. Hope, he said, is not the ...

Don’t be afraid to be anxious.

As moral outrage fades, justice is recast as power. From Gaza to global politics, public ethics erode—can democratic morality survive?

If you’ve made it one of your new goals this year to communicate more often or more effectively, first off, good for you!

As he tells the story, atheism became untenable not primarily through an argument, but because of its inability to explain how his future wife had changed him. “My life was filled with love,” he ...

You are a slow learner, Winston,” said O’Brien gently. “How can I help it?” he blubbered. “How can I help seeing what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four.” —George Orwell, “1984” On Jan. 7, ...

After more than seventy years writing and thinking about democracy, capitalism, and the possibility of emancipatory politics, ...

Serving as an unofficial sequel to Time Spent with Cats is Never Wasted, Thus Spake Zolani operates with a strikingly similar cinematic DNA. Zolani awakens half-naked on the outskirts of a small town ...

As the world watches conflict spread across the Middle East, great power rivalries sharpen, and the global economy shudders, ...