Sunday Platform

The title of my address may sound trite, but it actually of the greatest consequence. As a professor of human rights, I read continually about the dark underside of human...

Can we learn anything from the French struggle to channel ethnicity into a common nationality? The French ideal of laïcité is to expect everyone, whatever one’s origins, to adopt the...

Join our Sunday Platform on July 11 at 11:00am to learn about issues facing Asian Americans, the recent shootings and hate crimes this past year under COVID, and what to...

The first reader of Tending the Perennials wrote: “Finally, we have the 21st century Joseph Campbell we need.” If you remove the perennial actions and inquiries of art and religion...

Violent crimes threaten our communities and rob our society of promising young people and decent citizens at alarming numbers each year. Prior to and continuing through the pandemic, the violence...

In late October of 2020, NYSEC members Janet and Howard Rose began a food insecurity initiative. Acting on behalf of the Ethical Action Committee and honoring the Ethical Culture tenet...

This 106th Assembly of the AEU has addressed “the whole truth about America,” where history has been triumphant for some and traumatic for others. How do we understand and reconcile...

The current immigration crisis on our southern borders has little to do with migrants seeking a better life. Its causes can be traced to the 1840s. Dr. De La Torre...

Notice: Due to the approach of Hurricane Henri, in-person attendance for this week is cancelled. Please join us on Zoom! In this Zoom presentation, Dr. Tyler will provide a roadmap...

Martin Zimmerman's play was inspired by the Sandy Hook shootings. Its title is the advice given to marksmen on when to squeeze a trigger. The sole character is a single...