morality

Black Lives Matter doesn’t seem to care about the black slave trade in Libya

December 16, 2017 / morality, news, philosophy, politics, popular culture / 2 Comments
Ever since the fall of Gaddafi, Libya has become an increasingly chaotic basket case. One of the most dramatic consequences of this is that slavery is back. This isn't the covert human trafficking that happens in secret. This is completely in the open. Open air markets where people can buy a black African slave for as Read more [...]

There’s something wrong about the Elon Musk narrative…

August 28, 2017 / economics, libertarianism, money, morality, parenting, philosophy, politics, popular culture, technology / 2 Comments
I've been a fan of Elon Musk for some time now. Why not, right? He builds spaceships and wants to colonize Mars, he builds electric cars that are green and great for the Earth, he wants to build a hyperloop, and so on. If you go on YouTube and look at the comments on Elon Musk videos, or look at social media, or talk Read more [...]

The Double Standard of Child and Animal Abuse

August 27, 2014 / backpacking, child abuse, morality, parenting, philosophy, psychology, schooling, travel / Leave a Comment
Thinking about the indifference of the other ESL teachers to the institutionalized hitting of children in Thai schools, I realized something truly frightening... These were the same people who when we first met, told me with great sadness about the abused elephants of Thailand. They talked about how the elephants would Read more [...]

Abusive Parents Know They’re Abusive – and here’s why

August 24, 2014 / child abuse, morality, parenting, philosophy, psychology / 7 Comments
I'm talking about parents who mistreat their children, who scream at them, humiliate them, hit them. They know for a *fact* that if the other person were a friend who was older, bigger, independent, and could leave, they wouldn't scream at them like that. I've seldom seen abusive parents treat their friends the way they Read more [...]