Economic and political freedom helps us feed the hungry, heal the sick, and enrich the poor. In short, liberty has good consequences. And that's why you should be a libertarian. Don't get me ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Philosophical Studies: An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition, Vol. 177, No. 10 (October 2020), pp. 2927-2944 (18 pages) Assume consequentialism and assume moral properties ...

I have followed with interest your recent discussions regarding consequentialism. I am in a pickle after a friendly argument with a utilitarian friend. How can we distinguish the problems of ...

Consistent free-market advocates — and not just professional economists — are not only enthusiastic about their preferred system of political economy; they are very enthusiastic. At least part of that ...

Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J., and Michael J. Meyer Many public policy arguments focus on fairness. Is affirmative action fair? Are congressional districts drawn to be fair? Is ...

All of morality aims at the same thing but there are several basic ways to get there. If you prefer, each approach is like a different tool—a hammer, a nail, a level. Using the right tool for the ...

Some recent events have led me back to considering the topic of moral nonconsequentialism. I’ve touch on the topic a few times before (here and here). Here’s a quick summary of the idea: we perceive ...

Ross Douthat does a very fair job of summarizing the Regnerus study on outcomes of gay parenting, and how that study can plausibly be used as the basis for arguments either for or against gay marriage ...