August 29, 2015
A Solution for the Middle East
No region in the world is more afflicted by conflict than the Middle East. Without even touching on the nightmare that is ISIS, consider two issues. The West and Iran…
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July 06, 2015
The Department of Marriage: A Thought Experiment
Imagine that the creation of the U.S. Department of Marriage is announced tomorrow. The Department employs a team of social scientists tasked with predicting the outcomes of various marriage types….
July 03, 2015
Some Thoughts on the Resilience of Marriage at USA Today
I have an op-ed at USA Today this morning (in print on Monday supposedly) addressing the predictions of doomsday that have been made every time marriage or gender roles change…
June 30, 2015
Philosophers on the Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling
Many of us are quite interested in marital policy for gays and lesbians, so I thought you might find it interesting to look at some short philosopher responses on the…
June 05, 2015
Yes, Global Wealth Inequality is Unjust
Jonathan Anomaly asks, “Is global wealth inequality unjust?” Anomaly and Dan Moller suggest that global wealth inequality may be less unjust than a lot of people think because rich countries…
May 21, 2015
True Islamophobia
Virtually everyone abhors the crimes committed by radical Islamists. However, it is difficult these days to criticize Muslim practices that fall short of terrorist violence. These practices include, among others,…