Banning all Muslims was a popular campaign slogan for
then-candidate Donald Trump. People cheered at the simple logic:
all Muslims pose a threat, because so many hold hate in
their hearts and bombs in their vests. ... However odious, Trump’s
actions...
Michael Walzer, Professor
Emeritus in the School of Social Science and emeritus editor of
Dissent, builds upon his article "The Idea of Resistance," published by the
magazine in 1960.
Resistance is a very old form of political action—much older
than...
The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert reviews The Enigma
of Reason by cognitive scientists Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber, former Member (1981–82) in
the School of Social Science: If reason is designed to generate
sound judgments, then it’s hard to...
Solidarity with comrades abroad is the oldest definition of
left internationalism. We look for people who are fighting for
equality, democracy, and freedom anywhere in the world, and we join
their fight. Think of this as the foreign policy of the...
The Institute for Advanced Study, since its founding in 1930,
has aspired to provide an unbiased environment for international
scholars to pursue vital and groundbreaking work in the sciences
and humanities. Its mission is to recruit the world’s...
Note: On Thursday, February 2, Dr. Amer Al Homssi arrived at
Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, after his return from the
United Arab Emirates. Read more about his return:
A Syrian Doctor Returns to Illinois.
Bernard Harcourt,
Visiting Professor in the School of Social Science, and Thomas
Anthony Durkin have filed a lawsuit against President Trump's
controversial executive order on immigration. The lawsuit was filed
on behalf of a pro bono client, Dr...
Americans have been using essentially the same rules to elect
presidents since the beginning of the Republic. In the general
election, each voter chooses one candidate; each state (with two
current exceptions) awards all its Electoral College votes...
