Modern sports turn anger into entertainment instead of teaching emotional control.
About Daniel Gauss
The NBA GOAT (When You Look at the Total Picture) Is Bill Russell
If greatness includes moral courage, humane treatment of others, leadership philosophy, sacrifice and contribution beyond the basketball court, Bill Russell is the clear GOAT.
If greatness includes moral courage, humane treatment of others, leadership philosophy, sacrifice and contribution beyond the basketball court, Bill Russell is the clear GOAT.
Why Good People Do Not Change the World
Gandhi demonstrated that personal morality could become public power.
Gandhi demonstrated that personal morality could become public power.
I Went to India for Chicken Tikka Masala and Came Back a Vegetarian
We eat far more meat than we need, and it’s bad for the environment, bad for animals and not great for our health.
We eat far more meat than we need, and it’s bad for the environment, bad for animals and not great for our health.
The All‑Volunteer Force Works, Draft Registration Doesn’t
Draft registration is militarily unnecessary, inefficient and inequitable, but it will be automated.
Draft registration is militarily unnecessary, inefficient and inequitable, but it will be automated.
The Cultural Machinery of Shame for Profit and the Weaponization of Kink
Consensual private behavior is not a scandal regardless of how different it is.
Consensual private behavior is not a scandal regardless of how different it is.
The Internet’s Hidden Neurochemical ‘Harvesting’ Just Took Its First Legal Hit
It is not about punishing one or two bad actors; it is about recognizing a toxic design logic that has become ubiquitous in social media.
It is not about punishing one or two bad actors; it is about recognizing a toxic design logic that has become ubiquitous in social media.
How the U.S. Military’s Quiet Response to Atrocities Enables the Next One
Blaming the machine will be the first refuge of an empire that has spent decades perfecting the art of killing without accountability.
Blaming the machine will be the first refuge of an empire that has spent decades perfecting the art of killing without accountability.
When the Court Gets It Wrong: 11 Cases That Made Evil the Law of the Land
Our Supreme Court has not always aided the progress of humane endeavors in the USA; it has often hindered them.
Our Supreme Court has not always aided the progress of humane endeavors in the USA; it has often hindered them.
No, Tough Guy, You Are Not an Alpha Male
Humans evolved not by perfecting dominance, but by controlling it.
Humans evolved not by perfecting dominance, but by controlling it.
Why the US Government Is Losing Anti-Monopoly Cases Against the Tech Companies
We need a new antitrust orientation as the Chicago School anti-trust model no longer applies to the real world of tech monopolies.
We need a new antitrust orientation as the Chicago School anti-trust model no longer applies to the real world of tech monopolies.
The Bellwether in a Frog Suit: Han Beishi’s Environmental Art
The artist was inspired by learning that frogs, extra-vulnerable to environmental changes, are bellwethers for climate collapse.
The artist was inspired by learning that frogs, extra-vulnerable to environmental changes, are bellwethers for climate collapse.
Rethinking the Value of Punishment as a Form of Deterrence
Punishment makes us feel we have battled evil and won, but the real evil, unfair social and economic conditions, remains untouched.
Punishment makes us feel we have battled evil and won, but the real evil, unfair social and economic conditions, remains untouched.
The Weight of a Handkerchief
If everything goes well, and I think it will, I’ll keep trying to live with integrity, regardless of consequences.
If everything goes well, and I think it will, I’ll keep trying to live with integrity, regardless of consequences
Facebook Is Outsourcing Cruelty to AI
AI is not ready to do good things for masses of people, but it is ready to do harmful things.
AI is not ready to do good things for masses of people, but it is ready to do harmful things.
The God Whose Dance Holds Both Sorrow and Joy
This thought-experiment presented a tragic God, one who is bound to love but also to loss.
This thought-experiment presented a tragic God, one who is bound to love but also to loss.