Libertarians
We Are All Libertarians Now by Jeff Greenlee. Less than two months after Barack Obama’s inauguration, Newsweek magazine ran a cover story written by its editor, Jon Meacham, with the title “We Are All Socialists Now.” The giddy faux-journalists in [...]
Working?
Can California’s Economic Self-Immolation Be Exported? by Bill Frezza. What is it about California that make its elected leaders work so hard to earn their place in the dunce’s corner alongside Greece? With all the state has going for it [...]
Righteous Mind Redux
New Humanist reviews The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. A previous post (and excerpt) from the book here.
Responsibility
Grave Evil and Political Responsibility by Carson Holloway. Some moral traditionalists, strict defenders of human dignity, contend that it is not at present worthwhile supporting or voting for either of the major American political parties. Democrats support abortion and same-sex [...]
Atheist’s Soul
Who Will Look After an Atheist’s Soul? by Alain de Botton. For centuries in the West, there was a figure in society who fulfilled a function that is likely to sound very odd to modern secular ears. He (there were [...]