The Ethics of Debt
October 14, 2018
According to a report from the Jubilee Debt Campaign, there are currently 24 countries facing…
The Scandalous Truth about Memoir
May 24, 2026
A memoir is a personal narrative written about a pivotal time in the author’s life. While the story is told from a particular perspective, the events recounted are supposed to be fact, not fiction. But what exactly counts as truth in memoir? Is the distinction…
The New Golden Age of Television
September 30, 2018
They called it a “vast wasteland” in the 1960s, but TV is very different today.…
Your Lying Eyes – Perception, Memory, and Justice
September 9, 2018
The criminal justice system often relies on the testimony of eyewitnesses to get convictions. Yet…
Summer Reading List 2018
August 19, 2018
Summer is here – what philosophers, philosophies, or philosophical issues do you want to read…
Will Innovation Kill Us?
August 5, 2018
Innovation, be it social, economic, or technological, is often hailed as the panacea for all…
The 5th (Mostly) Annual Dionysus Awards
July 29, 2018
Josh and Ken talk to philosophers, film critics, and listeners in presenting their fifth (mostly)…
Living On Through Others
June 24, 2018
Imagine that the world will end in thirty days. Would your life have meaning anymore?…
The Logic of Regret
June 17, 2018
A teenager decides, on a whim, to conceive a child. Even though we might say…
The Ethics of Drone Warfare
May 27, 2018
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, aka ‘drone,’ is increasingly the weapon of choice in America’s military…
Neuroscience and Free Will
May 20, 2018
We like to think of ourselves as rational agents who exercise conscious control over most…
In Praise of Love: Plato’s Symposium Meets Bernstein’s Serenade
May 13, 2018
Plato’s Symposium is arguably the most memorable philosophical work ever written on the subject of love.…
Edward Snowden and the Ethics of Whistleblowing
April 1, 2018
You might think we each have a moral duty to expose any serious misconduct, dishonesty,…
The Power and Peril of Satire
March 18, 2018
Satire is everywhere – in conversations with friends, in books, on television, and online. When…
Science and Politics – Friends or Foes?
March 4, 2018
The ideal of science is objectivity in the service of advancing knowledge. We tend to…
Why Propaganda Matters
February 4, 2018
Governments and other political institutions employ propaganda to sway public opinion, instill ideas, and exert…
The Examined Year: 2017
December 31, 2017
A new year offers an opportunity to reflect on the significant events of the previous…
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