Category: Culture & Ethics
But Why Not Go For It with Human Eugenics?
“It’s my opinion” is not a strong ground on which to take a moral stand.
Michael Aeschliman in National Review — Berlinski Detonates “Fatuous, Flattering” Optimism
From climate change to the coronavirus, one tendency among writers and commentators is to an urgent, insatiable, almost sexual desire to cast unwarranted terror over other people.
For Bioethicists, This Is “Neglectful” Parenting
Consider: Children — no matter how “mature” — cannot buy cigarettes or give consent to being tattooed.
Fewer “Deaths of Despair” Increase U.S. Life Expectancy
Unstated, but perhaps a contributing factor, was the increasing prosperity we have enjoyed in country in recent years.
“World Happiness Report” Focuses on…Government
The supposedly happiest country, Finland, also has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, higher than ours — and we are in the midst of a suicide crisis.