The concept of the common good in American society has undergone a remarkable transformation since the nation’s founding.

While technology opens a world of advantages, it certainly comes with a few major risks regarding the fostering of critical ...

The arrival at the White House of a 'no-global' president has made dialogue with the United States more difficult for ...

NEW YORK - The way people navigate traffic can tell us a lot about their respective cultures. Recently, while walking to my office in midtown Manhatt ...

We live in a time of distinction overload, namely a proliferation of distinctions that are employed in all aspects of ...

Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau all used the term to describe their theories. Economy was substituted in the early 20th century with the development of more rigorous ...

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Most sources credit Jean-Jacques Rousseau with writing, “When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich.” No one knows for certain whether he ...

It’s as if we’ve forgotten the teachings of great philosophers who led the world into the Enlightenment era in the 17th ...

Suzanna Murawski on Victor Hugo, William Blake & Francesca Alexander.

The Musée d’Orsay is partnering with 12 museums around France in a project that uses impressionist art to highlight climate change – works that collectively tell the story of human enterprise at the ...

In The Neverending Story: Part II, curated by Bob Colacello, the Vito Schnabel Gallery continues to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the movement launched in Paris in 1924, with the French poet ...