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.
Why ‘Exactly’ Do Right-Wing Christians Think They Are Jesus’ True Followers?
Many conservative leaders come from privileged, safe, comfortable backgrounds and see threats all around them.
Many conservative leaders come from privileged, safe, comfortable backgrounds and see threats all around them.
Generals of the World, Unite!
Perhaps only unionization can ensure that military prowess is valued over buns of steel.
Perhaps only unionization can ensure that military prowess is valued over buns of steel.
AI Merely Produces Baloney Sausage, Unless We Give It Power
AI can only choose words. It doesn’t mean anything it says.
AI can only choose words. It doesn’t mean anything it says.
The ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’ in the Age of AI
At a time when AI challenges traditional notions of knowledge and teaching, Freire reminds us that education’s ultimate purpose is not the transfer of information but the humanization of all participants in a learning process.
At a time when AI challenges traditional notions of knowledge and teaching, Freire reminds us that education’s ultimate purpose is not the transfer of information but the humanization of all participants in a learning process.
From Civility to Spectacle: The Price of Tennis’ Passion
Let’s empower umpires to be stewards of respect, not just enforcers of rules.
Let’s empower umpires to be stewards of respect, not just enforcers of rules.
Don’t Take the Bait: The Psychology of Letting Insults Pass
Is striking back really the best option when someone tries to insult or provoke us?
Is striking back really the best option when someone tries to insult or provoke us?
Live Your Life as Emil Zátopek Ran
You might feel like hell, but something meaningful will still push you forward.
You might feel like hell, but something meaningful will still push you forward.
A Soundtrack for Spiritual Survival: Staying Human While the World Burns
These songs call us to rise, to teach, to care, to write, to love. To still believe in joy.
These songs call us to rise, to teach, to care, to write, to love. To still believe in joy.
An Imaginary Apology From Hell’s Waiting Room, That Led to Healing
Closure isn’t always possible in real life, but it is in your imagination, and sometimes, that’s enough to move forward.
Closure isn’t always possible in real life, but it is in your imagination, and sometimes, that’s enough to move forward.
AI’s Gentle Nudge Toward Progressive Education
We can use AI toward individual growth and cooperation strategies, instead of for ranking and competition.
We can use AI toward individual growth and cooperation strategies, instead of for ranking and competition.
We Are Still Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians
There is a brilliance and sometimes a tragedy inherent in an America born of such contrasting visions.
There is a brilliance and sometimes a tragedy inherent in an America born of such contrasting visions.
15 Cold War-Themed Films From 1950 to 1970
One theme emerges again and again: toxic masculinity.
One theme emerges again and again: toxic masculinity.