Individual freedom and the public square

People don't change their minds based on facts. They need an alternate theory.

Fifty years on, the Czech philosophers of the Prague Spring have much to offer the current moment.

The writer's short story in 'The New Yorker' is a puzzling allegory about social media and the #MeToo movement.

The Canadian psychologist is stuck in an outmoded intellectual tradition.

A noble tradition of American dissent has been hijacked by right-wing trolls—including the famous hip-hop artist.

Trump's ascendance is no accident. He's the culmination of our epoch of unreality. What does that herald for the resistance?

In “The True Life,” Alain Badiou addresses a new generation facing the fall of liberalism, the rise of fascism, and the end of gender.

Donald Trump has no historical analogy, making his presidency truly unimaginable. That's what's most frightening about him.

One philosophical meme told the story of this year's major news events.

Forty years after it was written, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality” has spawned a radical new movement.

Larissa MacFarquhar’s new book profiles “extreme do-gooders”

This is what happens when you ignore the role of politics in intellectual history

A philosopher in Brazil ruminates on how to be a good fan