Political Scientists and the War for Truth
Even in these contentious times, it is possible to approach scientific claims judiciously, with a real desire to uncover the truth.
Even in these contentious times, it is possible to approach scientific claims judiciously, with a real desire to uncover the truth.
Protection of even the most radical, pseudoscientific, and irrational ideas is necessary to prevent the distortion of truth.
Despite careful readings of his chosen thinkers, Beiner doesn’t offer deeper analysis of either the alt-right or the several -isms he views as problematic.
The myth of America’s stateless past can be entertained only by ignoring the experience of the U.S. states and the exercise of their vast police powers.
Religious freedom is at the center of liberal constitutionalism and occupies a central place in Jefferson’s and Madison’s political thinking.
As Edward Bernays saw it, a healthy democratic society required the regulation of the beliefs of the many by the work of an unseen few.
What Killed Michael Brown? is the kind of documentary our media once had the guts to produce.
Liberalism must grapple with the transcendence of human persons.
We are in a period of political polarization unprecedented since at least the New Deal, and its waves have engulfed our fundamental document.
Ludwig argues that civic friendship can fit within liberalism and help correct its blind spot(s) to important aspects of life, like civic associations.