Last fall, I received an offer I found to be irresistible. Polity Books was preparing two new volumes on Jurgen Habermäs, I was told, both of which featured his collaboration, and would I like to ...

It opened the doors of higher education to millions, produced world-changing research, and became a model that countries ...

Among the many things that remain of the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas, who died on 14 March 2026, are two things: firstly, that the crisis of capitalism – a word the social-democratic master ...

One of the few hazards that attends the disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences is the constant queries about the career options and prospects that are available to students undergoing ...

Voters in Illinois’ race for governor this fall will have a justifiable case of deja vu as Darren Bailey, the Republican ...

Politicians aren’t the best judges of the merits of scientific research. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Black History Month, is a compelling occasion to emphasize the importance of three evolutionary challenges, confronting our race—not only in ...

Historian Barry McNealy teaches high school history and works with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. He'll give a public ...

Society / In California, talking to your students about Gaza can have severe consequences. Mara Marques Cavallaro In early 2024—after the death toll in Gaza reached more than 25,000 and school was ...

Purpose: The urban reading spaces in Beijing serve as a pivotal component in transforming public libraries and promoting ...

History has a pattern that almost nobody wants to acknowledge. When a rising power challenges a ruling one, the result is war, not always, but in twelve out of sixteen cases over the last five hundred ...

The Roman Republic fell roughly 2,000 years ago — the culmination of a series of events including Julius Caesar’s assassination 2,069 years ago today. Yet the republic’s ruin still influences how we ...