Democracy is severely threatened and hatred flourishes. Much is fueled by reactionary religion as society grows more secular. A pre-eminent historian of religion explains how.
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The political tribalism we experience in American society, and the irrationalism we witness, have their origins in decades past
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An experience that left me speechless and in awe.
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We need to militantly defend individual rights. But in the formation of the self who we are, we owe to others.
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How we treat animals can be the starting point for a new environmental ethic.
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Our most cherished beliefs may reach further than the facts can take us.
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A most timely book by historian and journalist Eric Alterman.
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The current outbreak of antisemitic incidents is the greatest I have witnessed in my lifetime. There are elements that are distinctive to the current…
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