Public Discourse

Public Discourse is the online journal of the Witherspoon Institute. The publication was founded in 2008 by Ryan T. Anderson, and is dedicated to providing thoughtful, philosophically rigorous commentary on the most important issues of the day. The journal strives to enhance public understanding of the moral foundations of free societies by making the scholarship of fellows and affiliated scholars available and accessible to a general audience. Public Discourse authors write on a wide array of topics in a variety of academic disciplines, but they are united by a common commitment to the idea that truth exists, is knowable, and should inform our politics and culture.