Today's guest is University of Pennsylvania historian Sophia Rosenfeld, the author of The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life. Her book explores why we've come to basically equate ...

It’s clear that freedom and choice are not timeless ideas; they’ve evolved. I wanted to explore how this view of freedom emerged and its impact on our lives.

By the mid-twentieth century, all this voting, shopping, freedom of conscience, and romantic choice coalesced into the ideology of “freedom-as-choice.” The United States defended that ideology ...

35 voting quotes in honor of Election Day. ... “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” — Peter Marshall ...

Voting is an important civic duty, but choosing not to vote can be an equally valid and ethical decision — one that should not be met with shame or derision. Opting out of federal elections can ...

And yes, still more work needs to be done, but at no other time in the history of the United States have we seen a clearer and starker choice than in the 2024 presidential sweepstakes.

Some folks are really up in arms about the increased freedom afforded Alaska voters by ranked choice voting. “Alaskans for Honest Elections” have mounted a ballot initiative to try to repeal it.

In “The Age of Choice,” Sophia Rosenfeld questions whether choosing — what to buy, whom to vote for — is actually worth it. By Stephen Greenblatt Stephen Greenblatt is the author of “The ...

RFK Jr. has promoted "medical freedom" while limiting access to some products. Prior to becoming Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had espoused the idea of "medical ...

Measure 117 would implement ranked choice voting for all federal and statewide races in Oregon by 2028. Proponents say the time is now. Opponents say: not so fast. We talk with representatives on ...

Statewide efforts to adopt open and nonpartisan primaries, as well as ranked choice voting, failed in this year’s election, delivering a stinging setback to the election reform movement.