Category Archives: Recommended Links

Published on
8 June 2011

Pursuing the Meaning of Happiness

Posted in Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, Recommended Links

‘Do we need another word for the great goal of our actions?’ Carolyn Moynihan investigates at MercatorNet. Read the article here.

Published on
20 May 2011

Benedict XVI: In No One’s Shadow

Posted in Christianity, Culture, Recommended Links, Religion

‘Quietly but firmly Benedict is making his own distinct contribution to the battle of ideas upon which the fate of civilizations hang . . .’ Readers of A Blog for All Seasons may be interested in this article by Samuel Gregg on the website of the Acton Institute: here.

Published on
4 May 2011

‘The Science of Justice’

Posted in Recommended Links

A piece of advice to all readers: before going to court, make sure the judge has been fed. Click here to read more.

Published on
13 April 2011

Egypt, Tunisia, and the Failure of Neoclassical Economic Theory

Posted in Africa, Middle East, Political Economy, Recommended Links

‘The regime changes in Egypt and Tunisia have been hailed as victories for democracy, as proof of the liberalizing power of social networking media, as testimony to the power of nonviolent political action. All of that they may indeed be; but the events in Egypt and Tunisia also illustrate a major defect in our economic […]

Published on
6 April 2011

Still Red in Tooth and Claw

Posted in Recommended Links

‘Though stories of seemingly altruistic animals tug at the heartstrings, humans are nature’s sole moralists’. Read the entire article here. Article © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (New York, NY.)

Published on
7 March 2011

Condemned to Joy

Posted in Culture, Recommended Links

‘The Western cult of happiness is a mirthless enterprise’, argues Pascal Bruckner. Read the entire article here. © City Journal (New York City, N.Y.)

Published on
25 February 2011

Tax Justice

Posted in Recommended Links, World Affairs

In a recent episode of PBS’s Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, contributors including Michael Sandel of Harvard University, and Peter Wehner of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, discussed the morality of different approaches to taxation. Watch the episode here. (Video © Educational Broadcasting Corporation)