The Military: What Is It Good For?
February 16, 2014
Is the military draft a natural expression of democratic values, or a challenge to our…
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Trust and Mistrust
December 29, 2013
If we couldn’t trust each other, our lives would be very different. We trust strangers…
Do Religions Deserve Special Status?
December 15, 2013
In most Western democracies, religions are exempt from certain rules and regulations that most other…
Cooperation and Conflict
December 8, 2013
The Prisoner’s Dilemma is a problem studied in game theory that shows how two people…
The Psychology of Evil
August 11, 2013
True evil seems easy to recognize: the killing of innocent children; assigning whole populations to…
Gay Pride & Prejudice
June 2, 2013
The question of gay rights has become a hot button issue, with opposition taking on…
Abortion
March 24, 2013
Nothing stirs up controversy like abortion. To some, it carries the steep moral cost of…
Social Reality
May 20, 2012
Few things affect our lives as much as the fact that we are citizens of…
What are Human Rights?
May 6, 2012
According to the Declaration of Independence, the basic human rights of life, liberty and the…
What Is a Wife?
March 11, 2012
The concept of a wife has been embedded in cultures, religious practices, social customs and…
Social Networking
April 3, 2011
From online bulletin boards at the dawn of the internet to the modern mammoths of…
The Idea of the University
November 7, 2010
Is a university a research institute with students, or and educational institution with research around…
Aging and the Well-Lived Life
May 24, 2009
Aging is a physical process that will always be with us. But conceptions of aging,…
Race, Class, and Inequality
February 10, 2008
The concept of equality is as important to America’s self-conception as it is confusing. What…
Legislating Values
June 24, 2007
How should we decide what laws to pass? Should majority rule, even when they are…
Reconciliation
February 18, 2007
Justice, truth, and identity; race, society, and law—these all come into dramatic play as South…
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