Theoretical Interventions

Writing in response to a liberal criticism of a bill that “would make illegal the use of any ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI] statements’ as part of the hiring, promotion and tenure process,” a  philosophy professor at Brown, Felicia Nimue Ackerman, argued  that “making such statements part of the hiring, promotion and tenure process is also an…

Lately, it seems to be everywhere: conflict, and a bit of connection. Yet  what do we do about it? How do we learn to cope with it? “I am amazed the amount of contention there can be in politics in so many countries,” says my friend Karmi, based in Tel Aviv but currently traveling the world.…