Remembering Teachers: The Good, the Bad, and the Joyless
The other day on Facebook some friends and I were reminiscing about a few of our literature professors. We were pretty much in agreement about who was a lousy instructor and who rocked our...
Journeys in Alterity
Sin, Hope, and Responding to Tragedies
Conor P. Williams wrote an excellent reflection on why sin is no excuse for inaction in response to tragedy, and I’ve been meaning to comment on it. Although it wasn’t his topic, he captured...
In Practice, Objective Morality Needs No Ultimate Source
In the short video below, Boston College philosophy professor Peter Kreeft goes looking for the ultimate source of morality, doesn’t find it in evolution, reason, conscience, human nature, or utilitarianism, but calls off the...
The Symbolism of Santa Claus
My wife and I have only loosely weaved the figure of Santa Claus into our Christmas celebrations. Neither of us feel very strongly about Santa one way or another, although we have family members...
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My LEGO Team of Mighty Heroes
I’m going to go out on a limb and declare that I am more attached to my son’s Lego toys than he is. And he simply thinks the world of them. The boy has...
Nerd Post: The Five Best Video Game Music Renditions
Orchestrated video game scores have been on the market for years, but I’ve lately come across more and more creative interpretations of famous game music themes. I love listening to these. They bring back...
Social Safety-Nets and the Right to Vote: A Thought Experiment
Would you support amending the Constitution to provide a federal safety net in food, housing, education, and medical care, with the following limitation: anyone who accepts that support would not be entitled to vote...
Step Aside Mr. President, We Have a Clear Winner!
The election and has been decided and the world can rejoice.
What’s Your Ethic of Voting?
A single vote may rarely make a difference for good or ill, but cumulatively votes obviously have practical consequence, and so I think we can reasonably speak of an ethics of voting that applies...
