Should we be most concerned with preserving our personal liberties or with promoting the welfare of everyone? Conservatives have lately been debating whether their priority should be the individual or ...

Some topics are hard to define. They are nebulous; their meanings are elusive. Topics relating to morality fit this description. So do those that are subjective, meaning different things to different ...

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) examines the state of U.S. politics, culture, and life in his latest book, released Tuesday, becoming the latest possible 2028 presidential hopeful to unveil his vision for ...

The Autumn Plenary Assembly of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), held in Brussels ...

There is an ancient idea that we have lost, but can and should find again. It’s called simply the common good. It goes back many centuries, but the need for a new dialogue about what it means and what ...

Apparently, it’s a medical research company in Australia. It’s a single-use, plastic packaging company located in Brooklyn. It’s a North Carolina retailer that “consciously curates” a space for ...

A cosmic common good? Really? Isn’t a global common good good enough? After all, our ethicists are working night ‘n’ day to persuade earthlings to think holistically about the sustainability of the ...

As chronicled in countless news stories and reports, trust in social institutions is low. The integrity and transparency of these institutions gets a bad grade from the public, and social institutions ...

As an Alutiiq, my worldview and cultural values give me a specific lens through which to understand “common good.” It is a lens rooted in important questions about relationships between people, people ...

The Common Good Award honors those alumni who have "demonstrated an extraordinary, profound, and sustained commitment to the common good, in the interest and for the benefit of society, with ...