It’s not rocket science. It’s governance. And until our leaders grasp that the social contract isn’t a charity—it’s a transaction—we’ll keep writing these articles. Because in Tanzania, the material ...

If policymakers and schools place greater emphasis on American civics and parental information, they will improve public ...

Rachel Reeves is not just facing an economic crisis – she is suffering from a failure of philosophical imagination.

However, warranted, the intensity of the debate on the exchange’s impact for Israel’s security going forward has blocked going back to investigate how October 7’s barbarism dismantled the state’s core ...

Political philosophy explores the fundamental principles that govern society politics and individual interactions within a state It addresses complex questions about justice authority freedom and ethi ...

This seminar will explore key themes related to the open society from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The key themes are diversity, institutions, and social change. The disciplinary ...

Among the reckonings necessary in the wake of Trump’s reelection is jettisoning the notion that patriotism and democracy are synergistic.

Originally published on Jan. 13, 2025. Seventeenth-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes has the reputation of being a bit of a curmudgeon. He is most famous for his bleak description of human nature ...

Building upon Hobbes’s framework, rules-based liberalism, championed by Locke, begins with equal and isolated individuals who agree to erect a civic state to safeguard their property rights. The ...