SPOTLIGHT
THEORY
An Unobtrusive Conversation with Dr. Joe Forgas
Simply put he found that when people are experiencing sadder, more negative moods they tend to process information more comprehensively.
Social Contract Theory
When you make an agreement of some significance (e.g., to rent an apartment, or join a gym, or divorce), you typically agree to certain terms: you sign a contract. This is for your benefit, and for the the other party’s benefit: everyone’s expectations are clear, as are the consequences of failing to meet those expectations.
Stoicism & the Destruction of Man
Recently, the American Psychological Association (APA) took aim at “traditional masculinity” by, amongst other things, criticizing “stoicism” as one of its problematic characteristics (APA Guidelines 11). But the essence of stoicism, and our understanding of it, stems from a philosophy that is meant to allow the individual to reach their full potential as a human.
PRACTICE
Reverse Discrimination and Employment
By: Hendrik van der Breggen Let’s think discriminately about discrimination (yes, you read that right). I’ll distinguish two senses of
Nationalism and Anti-Nationalism: A Matter of Perception
By: Glen Paul Hammond The culture of a nation is a multi-layered thing; it is like a many-sided diamond, or
President Donald Trump Lashes out at Mother Nature for Being a Woman
Speculation he’ll sign Executive Order renaming it “Father Nature” Don’t Feed The Animals, A Series of Satirical Musings by Josh Lorenzo
JUSTICE
Democratic Socialism: An Impossible Dream?
An Article in Two Parts, by Craig Collins Part One: Socialist Mythology vs. Statist Reality The founders of “scientific socialism,”
Reverse Discrimination and Employment
By: Hendrik van der Breggen Let’s think discriminately about discrimination (yes, you read that right). I’ll distinguish two senses of
Lady Gaga and Moral Reasoning
Lady Gaga rightly encourages us to respect and accept all people, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. But at this juncture Lady Gaga's thinking become problematic. Respecting and accepting all people doesn’t automatically also mean that we should accept and affirm all the behaviours of all people.
ARTS & LETTERS
One Year Later: Reflections on #MeToo
Social movements, like revolutions, tend to follow a similar cycle in the process of rewiring certain beliefs and norms of behavior. This cycle goes as follows: right-to-centre, centre-to-left, left-to-far left, back to centre, back to right.
Senator Orrin Hatch Time Travelling to 1851
Mission to Correct America’s Timeline by Changing the Past Don’t Feed The Animals, A Series of Satirical Musings by: Josh Lorenzo
On the Strange Agreement Between Artists and Trump Administration: Doubts About the International Criminal Court
Art of Politics, Politics of Art, A Series By: Jeanette Joy Harris In this series, Jeanette Joy Harris looks at how artists