In a world where women are having children later in life, we are faced with new questions in reproductive ethics. Here we ask, "Do children have a right to be loved by grandparents?"

Mindfulness mediation has many benefits, but to focus on the benefits is to miss the point of mindfulness. 

Which came first, monogamy or the social contract? Evolutionary psychologists and biologists think the latter. 

In 1835 Alexis De Tocqueville toured the United States and recorded many elements of living in a democratic society. We can use his observations to better understand the society around us. 

One graph claims to show the inverting relationship between inequality and opportunity. The Great Gatsby Curve sheds light on one of the key issues of our time. 

A recent study by researchers from Oxford and Cornell University examines the relationship between trust and moral principles.

A new study reports that political language is becoming more partisan and polarized. How is this new and what effects might this have on our republic? 

Americans are as divided as ever, and we may not even agree on what freedom is anymore. The ideas of Isaiah Berlin may shed some light on the subject.

Having studied the ancient philosophers and their ideas of the virtues required to be an ideal man, Benjamin Franklin created his own list of thirteen virtues.