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  • Why Most People Today Are Acting Rather Than Thinking

    Why Most People Today Are Acting Rather Than Thinking0

    If you were one of those people who patiently suffered watched the 2016 presidential debates, you probably noticed that both candidates are ready to take action and implement big plans. Build a wall. Provide free college for everyone. And on it goes. But when each of the candidates is given more time to talk about

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  • Why More Regulations Won’t Fix the Financial Sector’s Problems

    Why More Regulations Won’t Fix the Financial Sector’s Problems0

    What is the role of the finance today? Is it still an essential pillar in the value-creation process that has characterized market economies since the emergence of capitalism in the 18th century? Or it has grown into an uncontrolled leviathan that does more harm than good? These are some of the questions a recent article

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  • Why More Parents Need to Say ‘No’ to Their Children

    Why More Parents Need to Say ‘No’ to Their Children0

    When I was around 5 years old, a neighbor friend of mine had a huge, Victorian dollhouse. She never seemed all that interested in it, but I thought it was beautiful. So much so, that in the years following, I would often look longingly at similar dollhouse kits at the local craft store. Alas, the

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  • Why More Gun Control Laws Won’t Stop Las Vegas-type Massacres

    Why More Gun Control Laws Won’t Stop Las Vegas-type Massacres0

    To minimize the chances of another horrific massacre like that in Las Vegas, imaginative risk assessments must be made and acted on by ordinary citizens, organizations that sponsor events, and state and local authorities. The most ineffective, irrelevant reaction would be for Congress to enact yet more gun control legislation. While the federal Gun Control

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  • Why More Colleges Are Turning a Blind Eye to Cheating

    Why More Colleges Are Turning a Blind Eye to Cheating0

    Imagine that you’re the president of a community college. To justify your institution’s existence and your enviable salary, you must convince the board of trustees that the institution is meeting—possibly even exceeding—certain productivity benchmarks: for instance, a threshold number of new enrolments, solid graduation rates and satisfactory retention of students from year to year. The

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  • Why moral education should involve moral philosophy

    Why moral education should involve moral philosophy1

    Ethics are increasingly a part of the school curriculum, and practical introductory classes in applied ethics are part of the training that nurses, scientists and soldiers undergo. Ethical education is ubiquitous, even though it may not always involve complicated theoretical debates – but should it include a dose of philosophy? There are powerful reasons for

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