Rituals seem to be declining in modern life. Finding ways to gather together meaningfully can help us combat loneliness, pain, and division. Decades of research suggest that the quality of our social ...

Kate Ellis, a former English professor who taught at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, for more than 40 years, says she started teaching as a way to have a positive impact on others. In ...

The legal term “genocide” refers to certain acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Genocide is an international crime, ...