The Thin Reed of Humanism
It's at the margins of our established ways of engaging our world and ourselves that new ways of seeing and imagining what it is to be human so often emerge.
The Hedgehog’s Array: January 16, 2015
Posted on January 16, 2015
in THR Web Features
Noteworthy reads from the last week.
Back to the City! Back to the Country!
Posted on January 14, 2015
in THR Web Features
Image: Las Vegas suburbs at sunset; Wikimedia Commons.
One of the most salient features of the post–World War II suburb was its localization of the American middle class and its propagation of practices of mass consumption.
The Hedgehog’s Array: January 9, 2015
Posted on January 9, 2015
in THR Web Features
Noteworthy reads from the last week.
Governing for the Common Good
Charlottesville city councilor Kathy Galvin on the challenges of city governance
An Abd al-Qadir Christmas
Let's recall Emir Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri: a peacemaker, a reconciler, a holy man, and a warrior.
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