Understanding the ideology of guns
Sociologist Jennifer Carlson interviewed 50 gun sellers to find out why so many Americans flock toward firearms.
Jedediah Purdy’s democratic vision
This formidable yet accessible book should be homework for every thoughtful American.
Can the religious left be as effective in Washington as it’s been on the streets?
Jack Jenkins’s book is informative and persuasive, if not exactly unbiased.
What’s behind dehumanization?
A book about the psychology and politics of doing terrible things to one another
How did American racism get to this point?
Joel Goza explores America’s addiction to racism and racialized poverty.
In praise of Elie Wiesel
Two tributes that offer behind-the-scenes glimpses of the beloved teacher
Ethical hacks for managing our adolescent technologies
Kate Ott looks at the moral implications of digital language.
Do Christians owe special respect to state authority?
Government enjoys no special immunity from moral judgment, argues Jason Brennan.
A book about ethics—and nearly everything else
John Stackhouse's real-world ethics primer covers just about every subject, but it leaves out an important one.
Why the Christian right still supports Trump
As a witness to evangelical political engagement since the birth of the Christian right in the late 1970s, nothing surprises me anymore.