What if nature, like corporations, had the rights of a person?
Source: The Conversation
Anthropologist Chip Colwell suggests thinking about natural sites as people would help legal institutions better respect the culture of Native Americans.
Opinion
My Identity as Haitian-American Is an Asset, Not a Deficit
Source: Inside Higher Ed
A college president reflects on ways in which cultural diversity strengthens our country.
5 Reasons Horror in Children’s Literature Is a Good Thing
Source: Barnes & Noble
How young is too young for a horror story? A parent and book reviewer shares his thoughts.
How Regulation Really Does Change Eating Behavior
Source: The Atlantic
Can laws make people healthier? A nutrition professor at New York University shares her perspective on the effectiveness of regulation in improving eating behaviors and public health.
John Muir’s legacy questioned
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The work of environmentalist John Muir helped create the national parks system and preserve the natural beauty throughout the country. Now some question whether his view of nature is relevant to today’s challenges.
Advantages of Being Bicultural
Source: Psychology Today
Culture and belonging aren’t all or nothing. Learn about the concrete benefits of identifying with two or more cultures.
The “Lottery” Letters
Source: The New Yorker
The 1948 publication of Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” in The New Yorker magazine inspired subscribers to send a record number of letters, nearly all of them negative. Why all the fuss? Book critic and author Ruth Franklin considers these responses and Jackson’s own reaction to them.
Civil Disobedience
Source: Walden.org
Both Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. drew inspiration from the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Read the 19th-century work that lit the fires of both Indian independence and American civil rights.
Hour of Horror Forever Alters American Lives
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting, this analysis published on September 12, 2001, discusses how the previous day’s attacks might change day-to-day life in America.
Forgiveness May Harm Society
Source: Psychology Today
Ethics professor Arthur Dobrin argues that we must balance forgiveness with justice.