Feeding the Homeless, and Other Crimes
Erasing every ugly reality from view might make life a little more pleasant for the currently fortunate, but it makes for irresponsible governance and cold-hearted citizens.
Here Comes the Potentiated Self
Raising the self to a higher power is grounded not in the liberating promises of technology but in the more mundane pursuit of excellent habits. Sometimes data can help. But only with coaches and teachers skilled enough to help us make sense of it, and help us learn how to practice.
The Hedgehog's Array: November 7, 2014
Posted on November 7, 2014
in THR Web Features
Urban Policy: Part 2—Lessons for Small Towns
The Feds to small city officials: Have you tried working with your neighbors?
Ecce Homo
Posted on November 6, 2014
in THR Web Features
Image: Portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche (detail), c. 1906, by Edvard Munch (1863–1944); Munch-museet, Oslo, Norway; De Agostini
Picture Library/Bridgeman Images.
That Edvard Munch never met Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the great missed encounters of the modern age.
Prejudice and Place
If by “prejudice” Sandel means “subjective understanding,” then I’m not entirely sure it needs defending.
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