A new study in Public Opinion Quarterly shows that moral arguments appealing to care and fairness can persuade both liberals and conservatives in the United States. By contrast, arguments grounded in ...

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Ramesh’s post, below, got me to thinking about an interview I once conducted with Milton Friedman. Discussing what to do with the surplus—this was in January 2001, just as George W. Bush was first ...

In recent months, the notion of making moral arguments in favor of a range of policy goals has been quite visible in the public conversation. This has made me think more carefully about the very ...

Recreational substance use is a hot button issue in a time where the opioid crisis and federal legalization of cannabis have sparked national conversation. Those who are morally opposed to the misuse ...

A forum on affordable housing with a couple of state House Democratic leaders turned into a discussion Monday about the complicated political realities surrounding major housing reforms. Experts have ...

Abortion hasn’t played a big role in the presidential election this time around, despite the high stakes involved. Apparently both sides have decided it’s not in their interest to campaign on the ...

The so-called “moral argument” gives evidence of God’s existence. But it also directs us to his goodness and grace. As far back as the Apostle Paul’s famous speech on Mars Hill, Christian thinkers ...

In this paper I do three things. Firstly, I defend the view that in his most familiar arguments about morality and the theological postulates, the arguments which appeal to the epistemological ...