Dialogue
I Fled Post-Revolution Iran. I’m Worried for America.
Who guards freedom in polarized times? Civic doubt, pluralist respect, and local ties, not outrage, preserve liberty.
Leyla Mirmomen
December 17, 2025
Who guards freedom in polarized times? Civic doubt, pluralist respect, and local ties, not outrage, preserve liberty.
Is empathy always good? Without scrutiny, it feeds bias, but with reality testing, it grounds compassion in truth.
Can Netflix’s ‘American Primeval’ justify its fictional Brigham Young? No, it fosters cultural bias under artistic license.
Is ‘Heretic’ alone in siding with atheism? Many films show similar bias, but they all seem to misunderstand one fundamental thing about the faithful.
Is numerology reliable? Despite intriguing patterns, it often leads to confusion and misinterpretation.
Higher education is in the midst of an era-sized shift, placing radical skepticism and activism at the center.
Why is a diverse group of religious parents suing a Maryland School District? They’re teaching a new religion in the classroom.
In a world that can be frightening and unstable, certain conviction can bring a measure of tangible comfort, whether or not it’s actually true.
It’s a good thing to aspire for truth and “correct” thinking. But when the immediate aim of education is to ensure students think in the right way, it’s far too easy to begin infringing on the democratic ideals that make true education joyful and life-changing.
Nietzsche once suggested Christianity is vulnerable to appropriation by lofty humanitarian aspirations. Are we falling into that tendency unawares?
