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Democrats and Republicans agree that Justice & Fairness are about Equity, not...
I was browsing CNN today and I decided to expand my moral imagination by watching Glenn Beck Speak at the Conservative Political Action Committee meeting. I was surprised how reasonable his message...
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What is fair for migrant workers? – Stephen Colbert’s testimony to congress
My last post concerned moral maximizing and I believe the issue of migrant labor is one which relates. As Stephen Colbert uses satire to relate in the below video, the pragmatic reality is that...
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A moral profile of Tea Party supporters
Over the past several months, the Tea Party movement has emerged as a national force in American politics. Its supporters are often characterized as belonging to one of two distinct groups: either as...
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Tea for Two: The Split Personality of the Tea Party
Prior to November’s midterm elections, I blogged about the moral and psychological predictors of support for the Tea Party movement. Overall, their pattern of responses on the Moral Foundations...
View ArticleDiscrimination Hurts Real People
Many critics of my thesis about “tribal moral communities” claim either that 1) there is no actual discrimination against conservatives (because their underrepresentation reflects only self-selection)...
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Equity trumps Equality in arguments about taxation
It is more effective to advocate for progressive taxation using arguments about equity or deservingness rather than arguments about how unequal American society has become. I have written about this...
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