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The Invention of the Modern Self

Books & the Arts / How did the idea of the individual come into being? David A. Bell In that classic of Western cinema, Monty ...
Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel explores how questions of law, belonging, justice, and identity shape everyday life between the river and the sea. Written from my perspective ...
Netanyahu's efforts to avoid a state commission of inquiry into Israel's failings leading up to the Oct. 7 attacks mark a new ...
Republicans interpret this phrase as a call for the renewal of the U.S. economy and military might, as well as a return to ...
By Ella Anderson, Psy.D., Maria J. Palmeri, Ph.D., and Robert M. Gordon, Psy.D.
Amid rising unease inside both parties, leaders across Bengal react to Abhijit Gangopadhyay’s remarks as questions grow over ...
Black children in America deserve the freedom of a full, complete, enjoyable, and unencumbered childhood, and political education can help them understand the systems shaping their lives and empower ...
For years, Democrats and pundits have rolled their eyes at Gavin Newsom. But he’s positioned better than anyone else for the ...
The revolutionaries include the pamphleteer writing in his study, the journalist, the agitator, the organizer, the campus ...
In the Chandogya Upanishad (c. 7th century BCE), Indra, king of the Vedic gods, and his nemesis, Virochana, king of the asuras (anti-gods), go to the temple of the creator god, Prajapati, to learn the ...
If California politics were a circus, Katie Porter would be the clown who sets the tent on fire, then berates the audience for watching. Once touted as the Democrats’ “suburban supermom,” she’s now ...
New research into how the brain functions is reshaping our understanding of self-discipline. From habit loops to cognitive control, scientists uncover the mechanisms that help—or hinder—our ability to ...