January 14, 2010
The Soul of the Scientist of Man
How does the character of the scientist differ from that of the humanist? The past century has seen an acceleration in...
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January 14, 2010
Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Spirit of Science
The Editors kick off a series on scientific progress and the American literary genius
January 11, 2010
The Future of Chemical Weapons
Jonathan B. Tucker on a neglected threat and what to do about it
January 11, 2010
The Financial Crisis and the Scientific Mindset
In the last two years, the American political economy has undergone extraordinary transformations. The attempt to...
January 11, 2010
Science and the Decline of the Liberal Arts
The scandalous state of the modern university can be attributed to various corruptions that have taken root in the...
January 11, 2010
The Technocratic American University
Due to the emphasis the modern Enlightenment places on the popular dispensation of reason and the rational triumph over...
January 11, 2010
Human Dignity and Higher Education
Peter Augustine Lawler explores the tension between freedom and dignity on campus and beyond
January 11, 2010
The Ivy League Lament
Rita Koganzon picks apart the meritocracy lament in recent memoirs of Ivy League education
January 11, 2010
Wasting the Water of Life
What Nathaniel Hawthorne's “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” teaches about the allure of immortality
January 8, 2010
On Bioethics in Public
From January 16, 2002, to June 11, 2009, I served on the President’s Council on Bioethics. Chaired first by Leon...
