Eric Gregory Comments in New York Times Article About the “Soul of the Nation”

October 19, 2020
Image: Jun Cen, The New York TImes

On October 17, 2020, The New York Times published the article “Biden and Trump Say They’re Fighting for America’s ‘Soul.’ What Does That Mean?” which asks scholars and leaders about what exactly, is the soul of the nation? What is the state of it? And what would it mean to save it?

Council Chair Eric S. Gregory frames contemporary politics in the historical context of ancient conceptions of civic virtue.

Read the full article here.

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