Conversation continues about interpretation of Dan Savage’s sexual ethics. Savage himself responds to Lindsay Beyerstein thusly: Terry and I wouldn’t describe […]
Chick-fil-A, freedom of speech, LGBT, morality, politics
The problem with “Jesus chicken”
Those familiar with the Chik-Fil-A restaurant chain have known for quite a long time that the ownership is explicitly conservative […]
cognition, death penalty, morality, psychology, relationships, sexuality
Some random musings on “forever”
When I lived in Denmark, a friend told me that no one there receives a prison sentence longer than fourteen […]
animal rights, farming, food, morality, sustainability
Wow
That’s all I can say at the moment– just, wow. From Casaubon’s Book, an excerpt from a post entitled “On […]
animal rights, bias, food, freedom of speech, LGBT, morality, religion, sexuality, sustainability
Some thoughts on “opting out.”
To return to a Michael Pollen note for a bit (sorry), I came across a section of Omnivore’s Dilemma today […]
animal rights, Christianity, morality, politics, religion
Dog botherers
Quoth Tucker Carlson on Tuesday: “I’m Christian. I’ve made mistakes. I believe fervently in second chances. Michael Vick killed dogs […]
bias, cognition, creationism, evolution, freedom of speech, intellectual honesty, libertarianism, morality, politics, psychology
Who do you admire?
At The Daily Dish, Conor Friedersdorf contemplates the results of a recent Gallup poll asking Americans which men and women […]
food, morality, sustainability
“Survival and reproduction are in fact most definitely amoral.”
This was a remark made in the breeder comment thread. An odd one, I thought. It sounds sensical at first– […]