They drew heavily from Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who saw the social contract as a sacred covenant between citizens and their government. But they also ...

Nor does he seem to value the sacred social contract that binds us together as Americans and ensures our government works in pursuit of our collective health, well-being, stability, freedom and ...

Everyone participates in the social contract every day, and we rarely stop to think about it. Yet social contracts shape every aspect of our lives, including how we raise our children and engage in ...

The concept of the social contract, a tacit agreement among society's members on the principles of governance is at the core of the conference. The conference aims to explore how these societal ...

We must do what should have been done long ago: find our way to a new social contract between universities and the American people. Whatever form it takes, the life of the mind is essential to ...

STEM, 5¢ for citizenship—that's how America apportions its education dollars. Our beleaguered universities must redress the ...

The concept of the common good in American society has undergone a remarkable transformation since the nation’s founding.