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Like many people, my wife and I used the pandemic to make some big changes in our lives. We left our academic careers as tenured...

A version of this blog was originally posted on Quora, March 5, 2022. With economic systems, there are at least two kinds of failure....

You don't have to like communism or Marxism to learn something valuable from Marx. Here it is . . .

Many of us seem to be asking ourselves what we want from our jobs in the broadest possible way, a decent wage is but one desideratum.

The essence of meaningful work lies in personal development and social responsibility.

The political notion of self-sufficiency that often informs aggressive claims to individual rights is more problematic than at first glance.

Have you ever thought that understanding the idea of liberty involves understanding our relation to justice, peace, and the general welfare?

What if we got it wrong about rights? What if rights are not about individuals alone and instead require taking into account others?

Virtues are often linked to being ethical as opposed to happiness. But they're actually central to living a happy life.

What if the key to organizations coping with change lied in caring for its people? Would might this look like?

What is a virtue? Are virtues important or just old-fashioned ideas about morality? Virtues are in fact key to who we are and what we can do

The "coded life" is one dominated and determined by internet coding and SEO. How? Should we be worried?

What is authenticity? Is it even possible given how much we are influenced by others? Perhaps there is a simple way to be oneself.

Don't confuse the issue of slavery in US history with reparation. Justice is multi-dimensional and can be achieved in different ways.

Kant's moral philosophy can be employed to show why we should wear face masks and why the arguments about individual freedom are confused.

Hope is not wishful thinking. When understood as a virtue, hope involves a lot of practice and, believe it or not, doubt!

The pandemic has brought out several contradicting thoughts about what is essential and important.

With the world in a terminal state of uncertainty, it’s understandable why people may feel adrift and feel powerless.

Where socialism will differ from other political views is that public goods are best maintained and operated by public ownership.

Socialism has a long history and has taken many forms. It's easy to confuse what its current form is really about.