All Is Forgiven

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There’s a difference between true forgiveness and turning a blind eye.

Mrs. Antihero

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We love to watch bad guys on TV. Why do we love to hate their wives almost as much?

Is Cooking a Moral Act?

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Jeremy John on why men should consider taking responsibility for the cooking necessary: for health, hospitality, and justice.

Her Feet of Clay

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“We all judge people on their looks. Some of us are just more honest about it.” When Andy Bodle puts a woman on a pedestal for her beauty, the results are predictable.

5 Ways Cuddling Makes Us Healthier

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Touch releases oxytocin, which makes us feel better. But can hugging make us better human beings?

Open Thread: How Do You Know You’re Not The Good Guy?

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An open discussion of moral heuristics and why killing Superman never works.

“Imagine spending your day making life and death decisions for people no one has seen and then going home and trying to fit in with ‘the real world’.”

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These are comments by Lizard, Tom, and Richard Aubrey on the post “From the Office Where Soldiers Kill”.

F*ck Club

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“The first rule about F*ck Club is: you don’t blog about F*ck Club.”

Boys in the Friend Zone

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How can we mentor boys in dating and relationship skills?

Violence In The Library

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When we’re confronted with abuse, we feel the urge to do harm to the abusers. Josh Hanagarne reflects on his experiences, and his impulses.

Pat Robertson Wouldn’t Know a Good Man If He Prayed To One

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According to Pat Robertson, you can’t blame Gen. Petraeus for cheating, because he’s a man. Seriously?

The Good Mind Project: Absurd Implications of Godwin’s Law

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So you’ve decided to invoke Godwin’s Law during an Internet flame war, huh? Nathan Zimmerman explains why you need to think twice about that.

Sandusky, Paterno, Rick Reilly, & Me

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Marcus Williams thinks that when Rick Reilly went hard on Paterno, he may have let the rest of us off too easy.

The Good Mind Project

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What does aspiring toward goodness entail? In the first of a series of articles about ethics and values, Nathan Zimmerman and Ben Labe introduce us to The Good Mind Project.

Monetary Settlements Will Not Be Enough To Make Penn State’s Troubles Go Away

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The NCAA may ban Penn State from football for “lack of institutional control” and “inaction,” writes education attorney and former higher education administrator Galen Medley.

Why I Hate Porn: One Man’s View

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Why does everybody in porn movies have that eyes-closed, SHOW ME YOUR WAR FACE expression? What? Is porn boot camp held on Paris Island?