This article is part of a series of tributes on the career of Justice Stephen Breyer. Carolyn Shapiro is a professor of law and founder and co-director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the ...

Everyone benefits when we work together for everyone, argues guest columnist Ellen Holliday. A philosophy and society that ...

In a matter of months, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion — or DEI — has gone from a guiding light on US college campuses to a deprecated doctrine blamed for chilling speech and imposing groupthink in ...

Questions about the place of Christianity and the posture of Christians in a pluralistic society have never been merely theoretical for me. They have always been very personal. I was first drawn to ...

A diversity course at Indiana University is teaching students they could be oppressors because of their race, sex or religion. Dubbed “Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society,” the class ...

This essay is part of a special package of predictions from sector leaders and thinkers about what lies ahead in 2026 and how to respond to what will likely be another unprecedented year for the ...

The stone temple in the ancient city of Caracol soars above the jungle in western Belize, an enduring symbol of the Maya dynasties that ruled Central America for centuries. Caracol’s central temple ...

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Former President Barack Obama delivered these remarks about "the power of pluralism," Thursday at his foundation's "Democracy Forum" in Chicago. "A majority rule determines who wins and who loses, but ...

On Feb. 8, I was elected to a second term as mayor of Oklahoma City with 60 percent of the vote. At my victory speech, I looked out at an audience almost evenly split between Republicans, Democrats ...