How to Judge Justice and Fairness in Life Many people conflate the idea of equality with equity, but there are distinct differences. The purpose of this blog is to explain these two concepts and why they should be kept separate. The key to distinguishing between the two is to understand how they are implemented. Equality […]
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Overcoming the Political Divide I have previously blogged about the results of a poll by Gallup released on June 24, 2021, that found nearly half of Americans believe the nation’s moral values are in poor condition, and a significantly higher percentage predict those standards are only going to get worse. But the Gallup survey also found
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Is There a Case for Teaching About Critical Race Theory? I have been skeptical about the value of teaching students about Critical Race Theory (CRT), especially in K-12. However, a recent discussion with a colleague opened my eyes about what CRT means in the context of education. It’s clear to me there is a lot
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What are the Motivations of Cancel Culture? According to Dictionary.com, “Cancel culture is the popular practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures or companies after doing something offensive or deemed to be so by one group or another.” When someone has been “canceled,” it means they cease to exist to that person. There is
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Why There Is an Ideological Divide The Pew Research Center reported the results of a survey of Americans on May 19, 2021, on their views about the meaning of the term cancel culture and, more broadly, how they feel about the act of calling others out on social media. This blog looks at those results
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Evaluating the Rightness and Wrongness of the Cancel Culture I recently blogged about the various ways of examining the cancel culture and its effects on society, from calling someone out for their words and actions to boycotting them and shunning them from society, and everything in between. In today’s blog, I use an ethical analysis
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Cancel Culture: What it is Intolerance in society is being fueled by the cancel culture. Cancel culture is a manifestation of a lack of civility in society. The cancel culture is mainly an internet phenomenon where those offended by the comments of another party are denounced online by those who object to the behavior. It
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Bring on the “Thought Polics” Intolerance in society is being fueled by the cancel culture. The cancel culture is mainly an internet phenomenon where those offended by the comments of another party are denounced online by those who object to the behavior. It is one form of a cultural boycott that seeks to isolate the
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Cultural Shift in America Are you woke? No, I do not mean just awaken from a deep sleep. In today’s parlance, I mean awoken to sensitive social issues, such as racism. The term ‘woke’ is at the center of many of the contentious political, social, and cultural debates right now. Some people say being woke
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Determining Rights versus Wrong Mass shootings, racial hatred, social injustice, incivility, fraud, and White Supremacy are just a few of the examples of the moral decay in America. These extreme forms of behavior have occurred because of a decline in morality and ethical behavior. Morality is the system through which we determine right and wrong
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