ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
JERUSALEM — Ask Israelis what has taken hold of their country — which has been paralyzed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “legislative blitz” and the massive protests it has triggered — and they’re more likely to reply with a sound than with an actual word. A grunt, or a long, drifting whistle. Very often, a deep sigh. …
A student at the University of South Florida (USF) was reportedly denied mental health services because he was not a member of the black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) community, according to communications obtained by Campus Reform. Read more
The Abraham Accords provide an unprecedented opportunity to increase trade and investment among its members significantly by establishing a regional free trade area which would ensure progress toward their aspirations, preserve the integrity and stability of global markets, fuel growth, and constrain China’s predatory trade practices. Read more
The brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine has given the world a tragic reminder of both the pitiless destructiveness of war as well as the existential and unpredictable danger posed by powerful authoritarian states—particularly those dominated by megalomaniacal strongman leaders. Today the focus is on Ukraine’s heroic struggle to defend and recover its territory and its …
In an grim column for The Atlantic, American University Law Professor Kimberly Wehle warns that the current Supreme Court with its 6-3 conservative majority has become “a threat” to the country as it runs roughshod over previous rulings while usurping the powers of the executive and legislative branch unchecked. Read more
You may be able to keep ants away with common household products, including white vinegar and certain essential oils. But certain items may not be safe to use around pets. Read more
Why does life exist? Popular hypotheses credit a primordial soup, a bolt of lightning and a colossal stroke of luck. But if a provocative new theory is correct, luck may have little to do with it. Instead, according to the physicist proposing the idea, the origin and subsequent evolution of life follow from the fundamental …
In this section, we will present an accessible three-part strategy for showing how evolutionary theory is consistent with the second law of thermodynamics, and we provide figures to simply convey the main points. We show that entropy, far from opposing evolution, is a thermodynamic driving force that propels natural selection, the mechanism of evolution. Our …
There is a saying in Latin: verba volant, scripta manent (words fly, writings remain). The evolution of science further sharpens the cutting edge of this truth: writings fly, laws remain. Scott Turner’s essay illustrates this dictum with a captivating story about the evolution of the view of evolution in biology, from before Darwin to today. A big …
What are Faith and Reason? Faith is the belief in the truth of something that does not require any evidence and may not be provable by any empirical or rational means. Reason is the faculty of the mind through which we can logically come to rational conclusions.Faith and reason are both sources of authority upon which beliefs can rest. Reason fundamentally is understood as the …