Free speech is such an intuitive and fundamental right that it can often be taken for granted. Yet we find ourselves in an era in which the American university – the site of the free speech movement’s greatest triumphs – produces among its most suspicious and hostile adversaries. Whereas students were once quick to sacrifice comfort […]
Despite what you hear in the news, the U.S. is an increasingly welcoming place to be. Polls show Americans in rising numbers displaying greater tolerance for people unlike themselves. A Pew Research Center poll from 2016 found Americans were more likely than their European counterparts to attest to the societal benefits of diversity. But while we are […]
How often do you find public consensus on an important issue can be distilled down to a simple catchphrase? “This is your brain on drugs” …“People start pollution, people can stop it” … “Only you can prevent forest fires.” These are just a few of the mantras that, despite receding from the airwaves, have continued to reverberate from […]