The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

Much has been written in recent days about the release of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences report called The Heart of the Matter, which examines how the humanities are losing their place in education and in our culture. The report, which was released just yesterday, attempts to ignite a national conversation about why the arts and humanities remain critical to the function of our democracy. (Read David Brooks’ column about it in today’s New York Times.)