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The latest articles featuring Wheatley Institute or Wheatley fellows.
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Making Space: The Value of Religious Pluralism in the Workplace

July 21, 2026 04:00 PM
Paul Lambert, Wheatley Religion Initiative Director, and Sumreen Ahmad, the Global Change Management Lead at Accenture, sat down for a discussion about religious pluralism, its value in the workplace, and how they both became involved in the field.
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A Latter-day Saint Perspective on Religious Liberty

July 14, 2026 10:27 AM
In a recent interview, Interfaith America asked Wheatley Religion Initiative Director Paul Lambert to share some of his own faith community's experiences with religious liberty and pluralism.
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In Defense of the Independent Judiciary

July 13, 2026 02:46 PM
Wheatley Fellow Thomas Griffith, former judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, writes on the constitutional responsibilities of the judiciary and the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. Barbara.
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The Case for Mercy

July 08, 2026 03:48 PM
As America celebrates its 250 year-old legacy, Wheatley Fellow Shima Baughman makes a case for the future: "whether liberty endures will depend on whether we remain a people capable of mercy".
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Revisiting the Fourth of July

July 06, 2026 04:54 PM
Does the Fourth of July belong to all of us? "Fredrick Douglass today would emphatically answer: Yes, it [does]," Wheatley Fellow Bradley Reberio states. "The better question to ask, then, is whether we are living up to what the Declaration demands of us today."
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Conscience, Unity, and the US Constitution

July 06, 2026 03:53 PM
Can the US Constitution heal a fractured country?


Wheatley Fellows Justin Collings and Thomas Griffith examine the question in their new op-ed, "A republic of neighbors: How moral agency and community can heal our divided nation".
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As America Turns 250, It’s Time to Strengthen Our Civic Muscles

July 02, 2026 04:43 PM
Director Paul Edwards Authors Op-Ed in Deseret News
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Reviving the Pursuit of Happiness

June 30, 2026 11:14 AM
America is experiencing a "happiness crash". Brad Wilcox and James Lynch from the Institute for Family Studies argue that strengthening the family is the remedy.
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The Religion and Social Health Connection

June 25, 2026 06:00 AM
Over the past several decades, religion has moved from the center of American public life toward the margins. Most Americans now say religion is losing influence, and participation has declined across much of the developed world. At the same time, many Americans have shifted sources of identity and moral meaning away from religious commitments toward politics, popular culture, science, or some combination of the three. As this shift continues, it invites closer examination of how changes in religious involvement relate to individual well-being— including mental and physical health— as well as to family relationships and broader social life.
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A Father's Influence

June 24, 2026 08:55 AM
The data is in: "...even the strongest community safety net in America cannot fully substitute for a present father."
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The Parenthood Question: Helping Young Couples Navigate The Choice to Start Families

June 17, 2026 02:31 PM
"What is driving decisions to reduce the number of children or forgo parenthood altogether?" Alan Hawkins asks. He reflects on this question in his new article, "Helping young couples with the challenging choice to start families".
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The Two Battlefields of American Politics

June 17, 2026 01:28 PM
Why have recent political victories— both Republican and Democrat— been so short-lived? It may be because voter support varies when it comes to long-term policy stances vs current cultural and identity issues.
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