By Dr. Joseph Chuman It seems as if Donald Trump is digging his base deeper but no wider. The Democratic constituency, by contrast, has become increasingly diverse. Over 87 percent […]
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Reflections on Michael Thompson’s Talk on “Science, Technology and the Rise and Fall of Democratic Culture”
Friends, Today’s speaker was Michael Thompson who gave an absolutely fascinating talk entitled, “Science, Technology and the Rise and Fall of Democratic Culture”. Prof. Thompson took a fairly recondite topic, what is […]
Ethical Culture and the Vitalization of American Democracy
By Dr. Joseph Chuman We are inundated by a spate of books and a tsunami of articles, popular and learned, issuing their warnings about the decline of democracy in America. […]
Journalists Under Fire
By Sylvain Ehrenfeld and Reba Goodman Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, has justified the killing of journalists. In 2016, he said “just because you’re a journalist, you are not exempted […]
The Global Future and Our Own
First we thought about it a lot. Then we didn’t. And now we are forced to think about it again, but in very different way. What I am referring to […]
Glorious Visions: An America Beyond Tribalism
By Dr. Joseph Chuman When I was in elementary school, we were taught that America was a melting pot. Being melted in the pot was what being an American all […]
