No, Sen. Hawley, the First Amendment does not limit ethical choices
By Chris Roberts Somehow, a U.S. senator with a law degree thinks that the First Amendment means a private speaker does not have the right to make an ethics choice. The background: U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., had a contract with Simon & Schuster to publish The Tyranny of Big Tech. That was before […]
Sen. Ted Cruz’s Twitter scandal reveals misguided motivations
By Maddy Ard — From JCM 493 Blog post 1 Last week saw the aftermath of two destructive hurricanes, controversy over DACA’s legal status, and threats of nuclear war. Somehow, amid these monumental events, the issue which has the internet buzzing has nothing to do with life-altering instances and everything to do with Sen. Ted Cruz’s Twitter […]
Lying in the name of faith (and politics) is always wrong
The New York Times reports about the Davidson College graduate who bought the expired ChristianTimesNewspaperDotCom domain (which we won’t link to here) and posted this story: “BREAKING: ‘Tens of thousands’ of fraudulent Clinton votes found in Ohio warehouse.” It wasn’t true. He made it up, including stealing a photo published by a real newspaper. He […]
Trust Your Gut: How does background affect intuitive decision making?
By Cara Walker I felt my whole body tense as I stole several glances to my right and my left. Secretively, I hunched over my desk and made long, deliberate marks with my pen. L…K…E…I tried desperately to recall the shape of the final loop of the “R” in my mom’s signature. My chest was […]