Co-Living, Extended Families, and Hidden Persuaders
Why “co-living” is seen as pretty cool — but living with one’s extended family impossible.
Posts in category “Ethics”
Hollywood and Cultural Appropriation
How can we tell the difference between bad “cultural appropriation” and the kind that’s intrinsic to culture itself?
Thinking about Transgenderism
Though there is no actual debate about transgender people, there is action — legal action — and more to come.
The Outgroup and Its Errors
On the increasingly open discrimination against fellow citizens who hold the wrong views.
Dialogue on Democracy, Part 10
On broken communities, Econs, and Humans.
Naming the Dead
Attending to the victims of violence.
The Trade-In Society
We are becoming habituated to making the nuclear option the first option.
On Suicide and Marriage
Does caring for each other in suffering only fulfill the marital bonds within a religious framework?
Parting the Veil of Ignorance
The Wheaton College conflict cannot be abstracted away from the real humans involved
Both/And
Refuting the Kentucky Clerk—and defending her
The Selfish Babette
This morning Rod calls our attention to this post about cooking the …
How Dare You?
Sometimes people quit the internet — and quit other things because of …
The End of Growth?
Go for prosperity—but prepare yourself to live decently in relative poverty.
Problems of Engineering and Problems of Life
One of the key themes of the book I’m just beginning to …
The Pathetic Loser and His Friends
When The Onion is good, it’s really good: Former classmates also confirmed …
God’s Hotel
Over at Books and Culture, a very thoughtful review is behind a …
The Walking Boy
A story of boyhood racism and violence in Birmingham, Alabama
Hollywood and Cultural Appropriation
How can we tell the difference between bad “cultural appropriation” and the kind that’s intrinsic to culture itself?
Thinking about Transgenderism
Though there is no actual debate about transgender people, there is action — legal action — and more to come.
The Outgroup and Its Errors
On the increasingly open discrimination against fellow citizens who hold the wrong views.
Dialogue on Democracy, Part 10
On broken communities, Econs, and Humans.
Naming the Dead
Attending to the victims of violence.
The Trade-In Society
We are becoming habituated to making the nuclear option the first option.
On Suicide and Marriage
Does caring for each other in suffering only fulfill the marital bonds within a religious framework?
Parting the Veil of Ignorance
The Wheaton College conflict cannot be abstracted away from the real humans involved
Both/And
Refuting the Kentucky Clerk—and defending her
The Selfish Babette
This morning Rod calls our attention to this post about cooking the …
How Dare You?
Sometimes people quit the internet — and quit other things because of …
The End of Growth?
Go for prosperity—but prepare yourself to live decently in relative poverty.
Problems of Engineering and Problems of Life
One of the key themes of the book I’m just beginning to …
The Pathetic Loser and His Friends
When The Onion is good, it’s really good: Former classmates also confirmed …
God’s Hotel
Over at Books and Culture, a very thoughtful review is behind a …
The Walking Boy
A story of boyhood racism and violence in Birmingham, Alabama