Morality

Sexus Perplexus: Prurience, Politics and Piety

Linda Hansen | Posted 09.09.2008 | Home


Linda Hansen

Illicit sex is the ultimate American no-no, the "black act" we love to hate. But we have the power to change the definition of obscenity. Extra-marital sex? That's the least of John Edwards' problems.

McCain's Conspicuous Consumption

Linda Hansen | Posted 08.05.2008 | Home


Linda Hansen

John and Cindy McCain made roughly $6.5 million last year. Of that $6.5 million, $23,000 came from social security. That's right, the millionaire McCains draw steadily on a system he says is disgracefully broken.

Empire or Democracy: Are We Ready for the Fall?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


John W. Whitehead

As resources are drained, the principles inherent in a democratic republic will be compromised by what is needed to sustain a militaristic empire like the US.

How Humans Get Our Morals

Time | JEFFREY KLUGER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


If the entire human species were a single individual, that person would long ago have been declared mad. The insanity would not lie in the anger and d...