Wages, Capitalism, And Morality: Part I
It is commonly believed that fairness demands a certain level of wage be guaranteed to all workers. That is the [...]
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04, 2013
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02, 2013
The Catholic Church And Same-Sex Marriage
As of January 2013, same-sex marriage was legal in nine states and the District of Columbia, as well as in [...]
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02, 2013
Minding Your Pronouns
It was the early 1990s and I had just finished a lecture to a group of educators on the teaching [...]
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02, 2013
The Importance Of Making Distinctions
Something odd has been going on in public discourse. More and more commentators are ignoring important and in some cases [...]
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01, 2013
Why Gun Control Is Not The Solution
You won’t learn it from mainstream media coverage, but the idea that tighter gun control will cure the nation’s epidemic [...]
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12, 2012
Self-Congratulation And Christmas
Once upon a time, not all that long ago, people sent friends and family Christmas cards with personal messages. Not [...]
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12, 2012
What Babies Teach Us
A fascinating segment of 60 Minutes, titled “The Baby Lab,” aired on November 18, 2012. It described the ongoing research of [...]
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11, 2012
Faucet Confusion Syndrome
Sally just got an email from her sister. She was lucky to be sitting down when she saw it. Otherwise, [...]
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11, 2012
In Praise Of Monotasking
You've probably seen some of the popular videos of accidents happening to people who combine texting or talking on the [...]
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11, 2012
The Unanticipated Cost Of Being Connected
Communication technology promised to be a blessing and in many ways it has been. Without question, cut and paste beats [...]