Is the Self an Illusion?
October 9, 2022
Most of us think it’s obvious that we have a self, but famously, both Buddhism…
Violence Tagged Episodes
The Art of Non-Violence
January 16, 2022
We all hope for peace. Yet in the face of violence, it often seems the…
Frantz Fanon and the Violence of Colonialism
July 19, 2020
Frantz Fanon is a thinker who has inspired radical liberation movements in places ranging from…
Can Speech Kill?
March 22, 2020
Free speech is one of the core tenets of our democracy. We’re inclined to think…
Race Matters
February 2, 2020
Started in the wake of George Zimmerman’s 2013 acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin,…
Gun Control
November 4, 2018
The right to bear arms, as guaranteed by the Second Amendment, is at once both…
Taoism: Following the Way
December 13, 2015
Taoism (sometimes Daoism) is one of the great philosophical traditions of China. Lao-Tzu, who is…
Reincarnation – Past Lives, Future Selves
May 3, 2015
According to Buddhist tradition, all people must suffer illness, aging, and death. Yet the universe…
War, Sacrifice, and the Media
September 11, 2011
The media often present a sanitized and one sided narrative of war, torture and other…
Terrorism
September 7, 2004
We like to think that terrorism is always wrong. But what if the cause is…
The Bush Doctrine of Preemptive Self-Defense
January 13, 2004
What is the difference between mere aggression and preemptive self defense? Can you really permissibly…
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