Should businesses make decisions on moral grounds?
About Brandon Ferdig
Brandon Ferdig is writer from Minneapolis, MN. He shares his personal growth pieces, human interest stories, and commentary at his blog. He is currently writing a book titled New Plateaus in China, a compilation of travelogue, personal experience, human interest, and social observations from China. You can follow Brandon on Twitter @brandonferdig.
In the Not-Now
February 22, 2013 By 3 Comments
What does it say about Americans that the public is already starting to talk about candidates for president for 2016?
Privilege vs. Rights: an Important Distinction
January 25, 2013 By 15 Comments
If health care is a right, then what is the cost of freedom?
The Boiling Point of Aaron Swartz’s Suicide
January 17, 2013 By 3 Comments
Has Aaron Swartz’s death exposed state corruption?
A Tiny Word That Makes a Huge Difference
January 10, 2013 By 3 Comments
Word choice colors how we see one another: as having attributes, or embodying them.
A Man in a Woman’s World: Being a Substitute Teacher
December 18, 2012 By 4 Comments
How I learned that men need a greater presence in the world of childcare
How Black Friday Brings Out the Needy and Greedy in All
November 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a glimpse into the madness for all the suckers who were too good and lazy for (or—admit it—afraid of) Black Friday shopping. These ravenous shoppers show you what the holidays are REALLY all about…
Alone on Thanksgiving
November 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
Brandon Ferdig didn’t realize how bleak being alone on a holiday could be, until a quirky schedule caused it to happen to him.
Justice Going to Pot
November 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
Our Minnesotan boys in blue have been caught green-handed pulling some peculiar police work.
Life at a Funeral
November 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“A tree doesn’t rid itself of its rings.” Brandon Ferdig is shaken by the death of his grandmother, and chooses to remember how her life connected with his.
Is Our Vote Determined By Our Biology?
November 6, 2012 By 5 Comments
Brandon Ferdig discusses Jonathan Haidt’s ideas of openness within a moral matrix to look at how we vote.
Can States Outlaw Free Online Education?
October 30, 2012 By 5 Comments
Minnesota requires a registration fee, even when courses are offered for free, online. Is this justifiable? Can it be enforced?
The Doctor who Went to Heaven
October 28, 2012 By 4 Comments
Did Jesus and Einstein describe the same universe? A neurosurgeon undergoes a near-death experience and emerges a believer.
Beyond the Two-Party System
October 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
The two-party system has bottle-necked democracy. No wonder Chinese people laughed at Brandon Ferdig’s descriptions of American campaigning.
Liberals and Conservatives: Ideology over Science
October 8, 2012 By 51 Comments
What you believe should be true limits what you are willing to believe is true.
On “White Men Who Vote for Romney”
Brandon Ferdig wants to discuss what he thinks is one of more dangerous, race-based articles you’ll read all year.