What is Justice? Does it result only from human agreement, or is it based on a moral order that is greater than any of our political or social arrangements? Before considering such questions, we n...
Since at least the ancient Greeks, there has always been a difference of opinion between those who, on the one hand, say justice is outside and apart from the reckoning of individual human beings, ...
In perusing online resources to gain a diversity of opinions from great thinkers throughout history concerning this question, I found the answer is inherently tied to a person’s worldview. Philosop...
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Paul Kortepeter
When my youngest son was nine years old, his teacher gave me a call to express her concern about a particularly gory illustration from a story he was writing for a class...
Written by
Paul Kortepeter
In the winter of 2023, when ChatGPT hit schools like a meteorite, I instantly saw the threat to English composition. One of my best students, racing to meet a deadline, ...
Author Keith McCurdy recommends a negotiation-based approach to curfews where teens present their plans (who they are with, where they’re going, and why), and parents respond with mentoring and rea...
