The Power of Play in the Public Square
The renovated Place de la République shows the power of the public square.
Is Religious Freedom Imperiled?
Posted on March 20, 2015
in THR Web Features
Image: Thomas Jefferson’s bill establishing freedom of religion became law in 1786. (Trustees of the Boston Public Library)
Steven Smith’s newest book expresses greater pessimism about the current trajectory of religious freedom in America. But he may not be pessimistic enough.
The Hedgehog’s Array: March 20, 2015
Posted on March 20, 2015
in THR Web Features
Noteworthy reads from the last week.
Putin, Ukraine, and the Question of Realism
Posted on March 18, 2015
in THR Web Features
Putin, Ukraine, and the question of realism
The Law That Changed Modern America
It was an event that transformed America and affected the lives of many around the world: the signing of the most significant immigration law in US history, the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
Status Elites
Within the literature on elites, status tends to be relatively ignored or neglected in favor of economic and political power.
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