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WHAT IS HUMANISM and WHY WE NEED IT NOW.
We live in times when the fundamental humanity of us all is assaulted by the forces of hate, small-mindedness, and flagrant self-interest. We need to…
May 31
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LEFT IS NOT WOKE – a review
Sectors of the left have divided progressives in ways that undermine their goals. Wokeism is fashionable but it comes with large problems. A wise…
May 16
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April 2023
SHOULD RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PREVAIL OVER OTHER FREEDOMS?
Religion is expanding its turf into the public square at the expense of other rights and public purposes. It has little to do with faith and much to do…
Apr 30
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THE INNER LIFE AND HUMAN FALLIBILITY
Appreciation for the complexity and vulnerability of others needs to lead us to greater empathy, compassion, and kindness.
Apr 25
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THOSE WHO ARE “PRO-LIFE” ARE NOT PRO-LIFE
The employment of "pro-life" is a propaganda tool masking the dehumanization of women. Misogyny is at issue
Apr 14
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THE PARADOX OF LIBERALISM
Democracy includes people and factions that are committed to it, civically indifferent and those who are hostile. The ultimate safeguard of democracy…
Apr 7
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LINCOLN, GETTYSBURG, and AMERICA'S RENEWAL
At a time of national division, we can look back at Lincoln's address that transformed America. Then as now, we need a unifying idea and "a new birth of…
Apr 1
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March 2023
CHRISTIANITY'S AMERICAN FATE: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular- A review
Democracy is severely threatened and hatred flourishes. Much is fueled by reactionary religion as society grows more secular. A pre-eminent historian of…
Mar 20
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IDENTITY POLITICS AND THE DECLINE OF FACTS, DETAILS, AND DIALOGUE
The political tribalism we experience in American society, and the irrationalism we witness, have their origins in decades past
Mar 5
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February 2023
REFLECTIONS ON THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
An experience that left me speechless and in awe.
Feb 26
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RETHINKING INDIVIDUALISM
We need to militantly defend individual rights. But in the formation of the self who we are, we owe to others.
Feb 18
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OUR OBLIGATION TO ANIMALS
How we treat animals can be the starting point for a new environmental ethic.
Feb 8
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