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"If old truths are to retain their hold on men’s minds, they must be restated in the language and concepts of successive generations."
Our Visiting Fellows
Tevi Troy
Historical lessons from previous challenges to liberalism that are relevant to todayAshley Berner
The case for educational pluralism to improve student outcome and foster viewpoint diversityTara Isabella Burton
The “theology of the internet” and how it shapes our shared culture and moral assumptionsLuke Sheahan
Monism vs pluralism and how these frameworks affect the public’s treatment of the First Amendment and Freedom of AssociationLatest work in Pluralism and Civil Exchange
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Polarization and Behavioral Economics | Discourse
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Self-making: Finding Meaning Within Our Desires | Discourse
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Anonymity and Self-creation | BBC’s “Thinking Allowed”
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Why America Is Both Democracy and Republic | Discourse
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Good Fences and Civility | Discourse
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Polarization and Political Violence | Discourse
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The Illusion of Division | Discourse
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American Neighborhoods Are In Trouble | Bloomberg CityLab
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Escaping the Identity Trap | Discourse
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Bibi’s Seven Presidents | Commentary Magazine
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Understanding Community Through Moral Science | Discourse
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Polarization and Behavioral Economics | Discourse
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Self-making: Finding Meaning Within Our Desires | Discourse
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Anonymity and Self-creation | BBC’s “Thinking Allowed”
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Why America Is Both Democracy and Republic | Discourse
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Good Fences and Civility | Discourse
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Polarization and Political Violence | Discourse
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The Illusion of Division | Discourse
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American Neighborhoods Are In Trouble | Bloomberg CityLab
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Escaping the Identity Trap | Discourse
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Bibi’s Seven Presidents | Commentary Magazine
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Understanding Community Through Moral Science | Discourse
Latest work in Pluralism and Civil Exchange
Latest work in Pluralism and Civil Exchange
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Anonymity and Self-creation | BBC’s “Thinking Allowed”
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The Legacy of Ed Koch | "Acton Line"
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Is Neighborhood Fragmentation Polarizing America? | The UnPopulist
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Egg in the Face | The Remnant
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Speaking Freely in American Universities | Discourse
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First, Do No Harm | The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Polarization and Behavioral Economics | Discourse
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Self-making: Finding Meaning Within Our Desires | Discourse
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Why America Is Both Democracy and Republic | Discourse
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Good Fences and Civility | Discourse
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Polarization and Political Violence | Discourse
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The Illusion of Division | Discourse
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American Neighborhoods Are In Trouble | Bloomberg CityLab
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Escaping the Identity Trap | Discourse
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Bibi’s Seven Presidents | Commentary Magazine
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Understanding Community Through Moral Science | Discourse
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Our Brands, Our Selves | Discourse
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Fording the Stream of History | Commentary Magazine
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Who’s Afraid of Christian Nationalism? | Discourse
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Affective Polarization and the Boundaries of Speech | Discourse
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