Monthly Archives: February 2007

There is much to be said for the view that persons with self-respect do not tolerate being treated wrongly.  Indeed, this is a view to which I mightily subscribe.  Unfortunately, there is a very distorted and perverted way of understanding … Continue reading →

Equality is all the rage.  Yet, it is far from clear what we actually want.  This is because there is multitude of ways in which we can have equality.  At one extreme, we can have eviscerated equality: that is, equality … Continue reading →

I like women who are feminine and men who are masculine.  Now, I understand that femininity and masculinity admits of degrees.  I understand also there is a kind of femininity and masculinity that is not about much more than sexuality.  … Continue reading →

In his very provocative blog on Kant, Glenn Beck in “I Kant Explain” raised the question of citizens being scared into silence.  There was a time, or so Mr. Beck pined, when a person’s honor was tied to his saying what he … Continue reading →