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The Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has just put out a report on the need for strengthening studies in the humanities and the social sciences. It states its intent in these words: As we strive to create a more civil public discourse, a more adaptable and creative workforce, and a more secure nation, the humanities […]

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Our Faith Informs Us in Everything We Do

The New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik is a thoughtful and entertaining writer, frequently offering intelligent, searching, and even helpful essays. It is precisely because of this that we were so disappointed by his latest piece on what scares him about religiously-informed politics. In it, Mr. Gopnik gives his view of secularism, American history, and the primacy of science, […]