How much is your suffering worth in court? Often, it depends on the judge. But justice may be better served by letting victims…
Since defending northern Syria from the Islamic State, Kurdish people have established an egalitarian society where women…
The statue of black Christ has a deep significance for the people of Panama. An object of deep devotion, it also serves…
Following the sexual abuse scandals, there is a push to force the Catholic Church to compromise the confidentiality of the…
Protestant fundamentalism was born in the United States in 1919, fueling a culture war that continues today.
What makes an action 'good' or 'evil'? And are there situations under which lying for a job interview might…
Mahatma Gandhi is an iconic figure for the world. Richard Barlett Gregg helped introduce him to Americans.
Institutions that benefited from donations from benefactors such as Epstein are facing hard questions. In a somewhat similar…
Many Catholics and some Christians celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross during the fall. A scholar revisits the history…
California's new plan to fight global climate change is innovative. But it raises tricky ethical questions with no easy…
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are quintessentially Jewish holidays, but an ethicist argues that their values that place emphasis…
There's been a reversal of power between religious and secular sides of American culture. The Supreme Court is now at…
Economic and political assessments of climate change have for years helped justify inaction. Now, young environmentalists…
An anthropologist who interviewed Uighurs in China found different ways in which Chinese authorities used checkpoints, social…
A hundred years ago, peaceful Indian protesters were massacred under British colonial rule. A scholar argues why a formal…
Sikh gurus adopted the turban, in part, to remind Sikhs that all humans are sovereign, royal and ultimately equal. But their…
A philosopher argues that people in today's world are not paying attention to others' views because they live in…
Pope Francis recently completed a tour of three East African nations. His visit needs to be understood in context of the…
On Sept. 10, Muslims will observe the day of Ashura, to mark the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammed's grandson Hussain.
Learning from what actually worked during the United Nations' infamously ineffective 1994 peacekeeping mission in Rwanda…