The Journal of Fordham University's Top Thinkers
In the 5th century BCE, followers of Hippocrates—the founder of Western medicine—published “The Hippocratic Corpus.” The exact writers of this ancient text are lost to history, but their views of the human body prevailed for […]
“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out, because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out, because I was not […]
In 1951, William F. Buckley, Jr. published a book entitled: “God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of ‘Academic Freedom.’” This work is the first instance of the all too familiar argument that conservative speech […]
FPR Copy Chief Anastasia Lacina sat down with Rev. Al Sharpton on February 26, 2018 to discuss gun control, mass shootings, and the future of the civil rights movement. Al Sharpton is a civil rights […]
For most Americans, the alt-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11th, 2017 was horrifying. Just a few years ago, many would have thought that something like this was impossible: indeed, the idea of white […]
In the aftermath of the Second World War, we told ourselves: “Never again.” Standing in the rubble of London and in the ashes of Hiroshima, we swore that we would not allow a conflict of […]
For over a century, the entertainment industry has displayed more than its fair share of racism. Since the conception of full-length motion pictures, there has been egregious discrimination against minorities in film. The first film […]
Sharks are fundamentally misunderstood creatures. For centuries, sharks have been feared because of their sharp teeth, ominous fins, and vicious visage. However, sharks are not a danger to humanity. In fact, they’re not even on […]