Our Attraction to Violence

Perhaps at some level, people are secretly fonder of violence than they generally acknowledge. After all, the entertainment industry has long known that violence sells. Newspaper headlines scream about the latest murder, rape, genocide, mutilation, abduction, arson, or robbery, never announcing that “No One Was Killed, Injured, or Threatened Today”… whether it is [...]

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“The Hole in Man”

And a Man sat alone, drenched deep in sadness. And all the animals drew near to him and said, ‘We do not like to see you so sad. Ask us for whatever you wish and you shall have it.’ The Man said, ‘I want to have good sight.’ The vulture replied, ‘You shall have mine.’ [...]

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Fukuyama on Politics and Human Dignity

Much of politics centers on the question of human dignity and the desire for recognition to which it is related. That is, human beings constantly demand that others recognize their dignity, either as individuals or as members of religious, ethnic, racial, or other kinds of groups. The struggle for recognition is not economic: [...]

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“Our Broken World”

“In pursuit of progress, we foul the water, destroy the forests and pollute the air. We work harder and longer in our quest for a better life, only to discover that we have grown a monster we cannot afford to feed. We desire rest but generate stress. We sacrifice our lives to obtain a living. [...]

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