There are often discussions on who has the moral high ground in American political life. Simply put, the moral high ground, ...
In medieval Europe, morality plays held a significant place in the cultural landscape. These were dramatic narratives where ...
“Vertical morality in Christianity is the idea that our ethics and behaviors have a duty to please God alone. We get our ...
Religion focuses on the unknown and the unseen. While religion has been a tremendous force for good, it has also poisoned ...
If your primary defense of reprehensible conduct within your own political camp is to point to an equivalent, or slightly ...
Cardinal Robert McElroy of the Archdiocese of Washington expressed concerns about increasing political polarization in the ...
Vance’s defense of racist hate speech as “pearl clutching” wasn’t courage — it was moral collapse, proof that tribalism has ...
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Why Shame No Longer Works in American Politics

While it once played a role in binding society, shame has lost its power—and so have the liberal tools that depend on it.
Such outsized fear can often lead to violence or repression against certain socially marginalized groups. Moral panics are recurring themes in my research on the anthropology of fear and ...
(CNN) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump as having failed both a “leadership test” and a “morality test” after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. “It should not be ...