An illustration depicting the Mahad Satyagraha led by BR Ambedkar on March 20, 1927, to allow untouchables to use water in a public tank in Mahad Maharashtra, India. How did the Manusmriti bind ...

Friedrich Nietzsche, a 19th-century German philosopher, challenged traditional morality and religion, famously declaring 'God ...

Thou shall not steal.” Since taxation is clearly a “taking” under threat of coercion, we can ask, where does it cross the ...

As moral outrage fades, justice is recast as power. From Gaza to global politics, public ethics erode—can democratic morality survive?

The ancient Greeks believed that those who govern society must possess not only power but also wisdom and moral virtue. The ...

According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, religious affiliation remains overwhelmingly high. Political speeches invoke God. School assemblies open with prayer. National events are ...

Nietzsche condemned anyone offering ‘answers’ or ‘solace’ – but engaging with nihilism can teach us to face the discomfort of a potentially meaningless existence Get our weekend culture and lifestyle ...

Rabbi Held is the president and dean of the Hadar Institute, and the author, most recently, of “Judaism Is About Love.” A hallmark of the second Trump administration has been the hunt for the foreign ...

THE discourse on human rights is premised on the protection of human life and dignity, with killing seen as the gravest violation of this principle. But beyond direct and visible violence, what ...

This week marks the beginning of Lent, a time when millions of Americans practice the seemingly lost arts of inner reflection, repentance and humility. At its core, Lent is a reminder that not every ...