* The Economist discusses Rachel Maddow’s new book on the relationship between the growth of executive power and war.
* Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, writes on the alarming increase in public schools firing teachers over “perfectly lawful behavior during off-hours.”
* Why do Americans reject euthanasia? That’s the latest question posed by the New York Times in the newspaper’s Room for Debate section.
* Christian groups are opposing anti-bullying legislation in several states because they believe the laws restrict religious freedom and/or promote homosexuality, marriage equality, and transgenderism.
* In an effort to better explain a range of complex philosophical ideas to the general public, Genís Carreras has created a series of posters featuring a combination of basic colors, simple shapes, and concise definitions of different philosophies. You can see the posters here, and purchase copies here.
* A new study in the journal Psychological Science suggests that the human tendency to cheat is a natural impulse, and that given some time for reflection, humans are less likely to cheat.
* Referencing John Stuart Mill’s harm principle, Tauriq Moosa argues in a new article on Big Think that a society is hypocritical if it grants some individual rights, but not others. Take a look.
* Scientists have published research in the journal Nature that links a rare genetic mutation to a heightened risk of autism.
* Can science determine which foods taste best together?
"Christian groups are opposing anti-bullying legislation in several states because they believe the laws restrict religious freedom and/or promote homosexuality, marriage equality, and transgenderism."
ReplyDeleteI find it amazing how we in the secular community all tie ourselves into knots trying to accomplish ideological goals non-ideologically. Stopping bullying against gay kids is part of our particular substantive, thick vision of the good life. This vision is straightforwardly at odds with what certain Christian groups think the good life is. There should be no pretence of ideological "neutrality" here, as though it were okay for Chris the Christian to tell his gay classmates they're hellfire-bound as long as he does it in a nice, respectful voice.