The protection of extramural speech may be necessary, but academics should acknowledge the magnitude of the privilege they’re claiming, Deepa Das Acevedo writes. (I say “as far as we know” because ...

What Obama won’t accept is that it is in the very nature of conservatism to question “progress” when progress means an expanding entitlement state and the degradation of traditional values that have ...

This new article is here. The Introduction: Free speech absolutism has seemingly had its day, inasmuch as scholarly and public (if not judicial) opinion are increasingly hostile to the idea that more ...

With the critical need for greater global cooperation to restore climate balance and reduce climate change, why are we waiting for sweeping systems changes and government reform? There will be no real ...

Elon Musk at The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The New York Times) Soon after Musk ...

Aside from a small assortment of political extremists, religious fanatics, and rabid ideologues, few today are more certain of their position, or less open to the views of others, than those who ...

A nation should be concerned when it seems its leader has tired of the grueling work of democracy. One of the most remarkable and frightening aspects of President Barack Obama’s inaugural address was ...

At first glance, religion has always been the enemy of freedom. By its very nature, religion is seemingly didactic and absolutist, claiming to be the answer to all the world's problems - to be the ...