Who Speaks for a Culture?
It’s their culture” isn’t an argument. It’s a change of subject — from a practice to a people, and from a disagreement to a consensus that doesn’t exist
EthicsA collection of 14 posts
The Line We Can’t Draw: The Orphan and the Pig
We already refuse to farm our most vulnerable. Consistency asks us to mean it.
The Problems That Lose By Default
Water infrastructure has no news cycle. That is the whole problem.
We are made to forget what we are eating
You are not asked to believe that animals are not killed for your dinner. You are simply…
The “Not As Bad As” Fallacy: Why Comparison Is Not Justification
One of the arguments I find particularly unconvincing — yet surprisingly widespread — is what can be…
A few words about The Gender Wage Gap: Yes, it’s still there
Living in today’s world is already challenging without the added problem of misinformation being presented as truth….
A few thoughts on the freedom to offend
Freedom of Speech Is Not Freedom from Responsibility The freedom to offend is essential. When any idea…