A Philosopher's Blog

In science fiction, a cyborg (“cybernetic organism”) is a combination of organic and technological components. Daleks, Cybermen, Terminators, the Bionic Man and the Borg are examples of fictional cyborgs. There

The now infamous Flock cameras have, like data centers, united Americans in a loathing that crosses the political spectrum. But there are those who defend Flock, presumably with some not

When I was a boy, I was small, smart and sensitive. As a good father, my dad did his best to help me develop the manly virtues.  As part of

God & Rape: The Problem of Evil Way back in 2012, Republican Richard Mourdock said he believed that abortion is acceptable only to save the life of the mother. Then

Each Sunday I toss my neighbor’s paper down the steep steps from her driveway to her door. During one toss, I saw that Peanuts was still appearing as a Sunday

While there have been improvements in the gender pay gap, women still generally lag behind men. In the United States, the median income for women workers is 81-83% of that

Since most of the earth’s surface is covered in water it seems odd to be worried about the availability of water. But this seems less odd when we remember that

The euphemism “right to work” is a useful rhetorical tool beloved by anti-labor politicians. A euphemism is substituting a positive or innocuous term for a more negative one.  It is like