Without a shared understanding of reality, we become ungovernable. And if we lose truth, we risk losing the republic.

Dr. Collins is a former director of the National Institutes of Health and the author of “The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust,” from which this essay is adapted. I am a physician ...

Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...

Any delay in knowing the results of an election can fuel fears of fraud if this year's presidential election. Is anything like the last one? We may not know the winner for days. Washington ...

Angshuman K. Kashyap does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

The last several months have been messy for the electric vehicle industry, to put it mildly. Major players like General Motors, Ford and Mercedes-Benz are pumping the brakes on their electrification ...

A new report warns that the cost from lost productivity at work related to the new NFL season could add up to $10.5 billion. And there we were, thinking the biggest waste of time at work came from ...