The Paradoxical Relevance of Durkheim to Our Time
What in the world does the division of labor have to do with campus protests, the curse or blessing of “wokeness,” or the populist movement centered on Donald Trump?
America Abroad (Again)
by
Nadav Samin
Posted on December 8, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Leaders of Brazil, Australia, Argentina, Germany, China and the United States at the G20 2017 summit, July 7, 2017, Casa Rosada via Wikimedia Commons.
Are we dispensable?
The Virus Without a Vaccine
Posted on December 3, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Volunteers participating in phase 3 trial of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Rio Tuasikal (VOA) via Wikimedia Commons.
We are also in the throes of an information virus.
Ten Theses on Monism and Pluralism, Plus a Quotation
by
Alan Jacobs
Posted on November 24, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Isaiah Berlin. Arturo Espinosa via Wikimedia Commons.
Monisms are tweetable and retweetable.
Digital Democracy’s Road Ahead
Posted on November 12, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: WikiConvention in Paris, August 2016. Ziko van Dijk via Wikimedia Commons.
Looking abroad provides some relief from the doomsday projections with which we began.
The Rise of Vetocracy
Posted on November 10, 2020
in THR Web Features
Image: Someone displaying the "talk to the hand gesture" to the camera. Peterlocicero via Wikimedia Commons.
The 2020 election has made clear that we remain a deeply divided nation.
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