The Ethics of Belief: It’s not just Trump supporters who believe wrongly—it’s all of us
Many of people’s most cherished beliefs—on important matters such as religion, health, science, ethics, justice, and more—are not based on strong evidence.
By Nathan Nobis|2021-05-14T18:31:18+00:00February 2nd, 2021|Practice, Theory|0 Comments
Many of people’s most cherished beliefs—on important matters such as religion, health, science, ethics, justice, and more—are not based on strong evidence.
By Dan Corjescu|2021-02-18T20:13:03+00:00February 1st, 2021|Arts & Letters, Theory|0 Comments
By: Dan Corjescu Globalization is conquest and surveillance. The exuberance, greed, curiosity, cruelty, racism, ignorance, and sundry lusts for power,
By Dennis Rohatyn|2021-02-12T19:23:33+00:00January 15th, 2021|Justice, Practice, Theory|0 Comments
By: Dennis Rohatyn Can a President pardon himself? No way. Then why is there even an issue? What’s all the
By Dennis Rohatyn|2021-01-15T22:17:31+00:00January 15th, 2021|Justice, Practice, Theory|0 Comments
By: Dennis Rohatyn When Judge (now Justice) Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate for a seat on the
By Dan Corjescu|2021-01-29T17:20:16+00:00December 11th, 2020|Arts & Letters, Theory|0 Comments
By: Dan Corjescu (Optimistically dedicated to Steven Pinker) In a world suffering from a global pandemic, it would be both
By Glen Paul Hammond|2021-05-14T18:32:07+00:00December 4th, 2020|Justice, Theory|0 Comments
By Glen Paul Hammond “The very idea that cultural practices belong to racial groups misunderstands both race and culture.” —Richard
By Dan Corjescu|2020-12-11T21:10:14+00:00November 20th, 2020|Theory|0 Comments
By: Dan Corjescu Is the world making more love than war these days? And if so why? It is a
By Richard Oxenberg|2020-10-08T16:13:26+00:00September 18th, 2020|Practice, Theory|1 Comment
What distinguishes Trump from every other president in my lifetime is that he appears to be a supremacist, not only in action, but in ideological commitment. It is just in this sense that Trump is anti-American.
By Glen Paul Hammond|2020-11-20T18:54:43+00:00July 10th, 2020|Arts & Letters, Justice, Theory|0 Comments
Death is a great leveler and, a virus that strikes at individuals indiscriminately, a potent reminder of just how precarious life can be and why, much like the pioneers, it might be in humankind’s best interest to re-invest in a philosophy that acknowledges man’s ability to understand the real world around him. Ayn Rand’s maxim that “nature to be commanded, must be obeyed” seems particularly appropriate (9). The question is, do we have the courage and the humility to subject ourselves to the laws of nature and identity?
By Laura N. Bell|2020-10-08T16:14:02+00:00June 5th, 2020|Practice|1 Comment
Post-9/11, assassination has become a new norm in the asymmetrical conflict between states and terror groups. While the appropriateness, if not justness, of targeting terror leaders is still a matter for debate, the killing of Soleimani is an escalation of the use of assassination.