The Merriam Webster definition of tolerance: “Sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one’s own.” Sounds good, doesn’t it? Holding fast to a certain view of ...

Editor’s Note: Kavita Das (@kavitamix) is the author of “Poignant Song: The Life and Music of Lakshmi Shankar,” and her writing has appeared in Tin House, Longreads, The Atlantic, The Washington Post ...

Let's go back to school and learn what a certain word means. In today's morally bankrupt landscape, the word "tolerance" has taken on a new meaning. We hear of tolerance and we think that it means to ...

Donald Trump is absolutely correct that "the big problem this country has is being politically correct." As Ben Carson explained, "Political correctness is ruining our country. It is corrosive because ...

It’s been a little over a month since a group of white nationalists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, some chanting Nazi slogans. Clashes with counter-protesters turned violent, leading to the ...

Words have power, and the specific words we choose have impact beyond the basic or superficial meanings of those words. In issues of social justice, we need to seek acceptance instead of tolerance.