In March of 2020, our Ethical Society, like so many institutions, suddenly shifted how it operated. It was a crisis, and we had to shift right away, without time for planning. What followed was a mixture of adaptation and innovation, with individuals and our Society...
Our “ethics matters” theme for June has been “play,” although I think of that more as an over-arching theme for June, July, and August. Like other mammals, we play when we are young — and sometimes when we are not so young. What are you...
Democracy means rule of the people, where a majority can take action, while protecting the rights of vulnerable minorities. But democracy doesn’t work if the people don’t speak up. There’s another election coming up this month in New York City. I...
I’ve been thinking a lot about love lately. Not the kind of intimate partner love (though I’m glad to have that in my life), but the expansive love that is wider than our personal relationships. The Revolutionary Love conference reminded me again of the...
