All three of our thorny issues engage with matters of life and death. As such, they operate at the very limits of our wisdom. This final class considers the courage and humility necessary to . . .
Part Six: Democracy and Humility
All three of our thorny issues engage with matters of life and death. As such, they operate at the very limits of our . . .
Part Five: Capital Punishment
In 1972, the Supreme Court struck down a set of convictions in Texas and Georgia, arguing that statutes that allowed . . .
Part Four: Guns
In 2010, the Supreme Court struck down a Chicago ban on handguns, arguing that the right to bear arms was a . . .
Part Three: The Abortion Debate
In 1973, the Supreme Court attempted to define women’s reproductive rights in Roe v. Wade. Rather than settling this . . .
Part Two: What Gets in the Way?
In recent years, social psychologists have developed a theory of cognitive dissonance. Rather than reflect on our . . .
Part One: Political Theorists Have Their Say!
Meg Mott, Professor of Politics at Marlboro College, Vermont, opens her six-part series, Good Clash: The Art of . . .
