For the ninth consecutive year, The Chronicle surveyed the first-year class about their political leanings, religious beliefs ...

Editor's note: This story is part of a series about the Class of 2028 based on a survey conducted by The Chronicle in March and April 2025. You can read more about our methodology and limitations here ...

Meditating on the first and most simple operations of the human soul, I believe that I perceive in it two principles that are prior to reason, of which one makes us ardently interested in our ...

American politics has been plagued by an unusual amount of conflict and animosity in recent years, even before the contentious election of 2016. People from both ends of the political spectrum accuse ...

If you’ve ever felt that your everyday life seems to be little more than never-ending chores, a growing to-do list, and endless Zoom meetings, you might be able to relate to the philosopher John Rawls ...

A recent study published in the journal Thinking & Reasoning has found that a specific type of open-mindedness is a better predictor of healthy reasoning than simply identifying as a political liberal ...