Various elements of the University's mission — educating students, discovering new knowledge and developing students' character — have a common end goal, to improve the community and world around us.

The common good can be pretty subjective ... All of these existing agencies have a well-established mission meant to serve “the greater good,” from “don’t let weapons get onto planes ...

That is how judges truly serve the common good. Thirty years ago, Judge Bork wrote The Tempting of America, which championed originalism and illustrated the unfortunate politicization of the courts.

The author, activist, and entrepreneur, who focuses on how to make technology and media serve democracy, also helped lead ...