On Sunday, David Brooks discussed theories of the French and Scottish Enlightenments and their relevance to contemporary American politics. In his definitions, he lumped Edmund Burke with Scottish ...

The Renaissance is conventionally dated from the 14th to the 17th centuries, but the French term “Renaissance” was coined in the 19th. The major events of the “Scientific Revolution” are usually ...

Most of the precepts are evident today, though there is some speculation embedded as well. Enlightenment thinkers are quick to note that any one particular prediction is unlikely to be reality.

Islamic terror has been trending down for five years. Some American officials said this would never happen. America has failed to properly fight terrorism, said ...

User-Created Clip July 14, 2022 2021-06-19T15:13:14-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/4c8/20210619151435003_hd.jpgProfessor of Political Science Catherine Zuckert ...

Steven Pinker’s new best-selling book “Enlightenment Now” has excited the reading public. Bill Gates has called it “my new favorite book of all time.” As he has in previous work, Pinker, like the most ...