Religion in Democratic Politics: What’s the Problem?

Religion in Democratic Politics: What’s the Problem?

In advance of his talk on June 9, Robert Talisse has kindly shared the following article from 2013 that aims to identify the problem that religious belief poses for democratic politics: Talisse ReligionInPolitics_Think-8 The issue is, needless to say, complicated, and...

On Voting ‘Yes’ on The CUNY Strike Authorization Vote*

Yesterday, like many of my colleagues at the City University of New York I voted ‘Yes’ on our union’s strike authorization vote. (The voting period ends May 11th; at that time, the PSC-CUNY will be able to inform CUNY administration of the extent of faculty and staff...
Justice for New York

Justice for New York

We New Yorkers are prideful people, proud of our city and proud of ourselves for making it our home. As life in New York can often seem like a daily test of one’s mettle, to regularly wake up in the city that never sleeps qualifies as an accomplishment. But a city...
Welcome to the Agora

Welcome to the Agora

I was no more than ten years old when, walking home from school, I had a philosophical epiphany: everything exists. The thought struck with the force of a revelation and was utterly unlike any previous experience of learning some new thing (even something...