Virtue signaling is designed to communicate specifically to one partisan tribe and to affirm its moral superiority. A scholar of ethics and politics explains why that is unwelcome in a divided US.
- Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
A scholar of democratic virtues explains why Dominican monk Thomas Aquinas’ thoughts on hope are relevant today.
America’s founders accepted the reality of human selfishness. But, they also said people were capable of thinking for the good of the whole, which is necessary for a free society.
On Nov. 7, when President-elect Joe Biden urged in his address that we “give each other a chance,” his words summoned Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address of 1865.
As the coronavirus spreads far and wide, a political philosopher argues that it is a time to understand that the idea of individual happiness does not work without thinking of the larger good.
Democracies survive if political norms and traditions are upheld. So the recent actions of GOP legislators in Wisconsin and other states to hamstring incoming Democrats put democracy at risk.
Here are three lessons that former FBI Director James Comey, took from the 20th-century American Christian philosopher, Reinhold Niebuhr.
The winner of the special election will only serve for eight months, so what’s the big deal?
King led one of the most successful resistance movements in American history. A scholar explains King’s strategies in resistance.
Judges in North Carolina just threw out the state’s congressional district map. The decision could have major implications for the future of partisan gerrymandering across the US.
We gave four scholars from different disciplines a chance to offer their opinions on this important question.
King led one of the most successful resistance movements in American history. It was related to his Christian faith. He urged his followers to emulate the love that Christ epitomized.
At a time when politics is showing its most divisive side, a scholar argues that embracing humility could help us deal with hidden biases.
Hormis le républicain Donald Trump et le rival démocrate d'Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, les candidats n'ont guère suscité l’intérêt des jeunes. Une indifférence qui a des racines profondes.
In 2014, voting rates for young people hit record lows. Will things turn around in 2016?
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