Howard Dean of dishonesty for his remarks at a free speech panel held at an Ohio college last year, is finding support among other prominent academics.
Events that transpire around the world and large-scale societal changes seem to be far beyond the control of any single person.
The core thesis of The Elephant in the Brain is that this has major implications for public policy that we are loathe to admit.
So when you talk about doing the right thing for yourself, your family, and society, there is a hierarchy there? Yourself comes first?
One singular fault line that Trump has truly exposed that could genuinely endanger America’s future.
Soon after, politicians at the upper echelons of the Canadian government rushed to express outrage at the incident, even though details remained scant.
What’s at stake if both the legal protection and cultural environment sustaining free speech continues to deteriorate?
The conservation of nature is an ethical imperative. Every sentient being’s welfare – human or non-human – should be taken into account in our moral considerations.
As explicit discrimination decreased, social scientists began proposing alternatives to explain remaining gaps.
If we hope to maintain our privileges – and work towards securing them for others – we must be aware of the bad ideas that threaten them.
The internet is not a TV station, a babysitter, a shopping mall, a kindergarten, or a support group.
Social networks are effective at increasing participation – by lessening the level of motivation that participation requires.
The fundamental Buddhist dictum is that “life is suffering” and that the only way of transcending this suffering is to face up to it squarely.
Walls are potent political issues today because citizens of afflicted nations are suffering real costs from illegal mass migration.
The claim that “hate speech” causes hatred, and thereby causes violence, is superficially appealing, but the more one thinks about it, the less sense it makes.