"Can moral virtues become outdated?" 3QuarksDaily, March 12, 2018
"Freedom, private property, and public access," 3QuarksDaily, Feb. 12, 2018
"Administrators - A parable after Kafka," 3QuarksDaily, Jan. 15, 2018
"It's a Wonderful Life in the Age of Trump," 3QuarksDaily, Dec. 18, 2017"
Trying to explain random violence," 3QuarksDaily, Oct. 23, 2017
"The US and North Korea: Pragmatism v Posturing," 3QuarksDaily, Sept. 25, 2017
"What if technology keeps killing more jobs than it creates?" July 31, 2017
"Black Victims and White Privilege," 3QuarksDaily, July 3rd, 2017
"How Republicans could quell fears over their health care bill," 3QuarksDaily, June 5th, 2017
"America's complicated execution methods bespeak a bad conscience," 3QuarksDaily, May 8th, 2017
"Critique of the Smiley Face," 3QuarksDaily, April 10th, 2017
"Why aren't we working less?" 3QuarksDaily, March 13th, 2017
"Post-truth, post-shame politics," Feb 13th, 2017
"Just how green is the frugal, simple-living locavore?" 3QuarksDaily, Jan 16th, 2017
"Reflections on congestion and technology," 3QuarksDaily, Dec. 19th, 2016
"Why the simple life is not just beautiful, it's necessary," Aeon, Nov. 2016
"Liberal politics and the contingency of history," 3QuarksDaily, Nov. 21, 2016
"Why Black Friday sales are not for the truly frugal," MarketWatch, Nov. 20th, 2016
"Saturated with Stuff," Four By Three, Nov. 2016
"Frugality, Simplicity, and Environmentalism," 3QuarksDaily, Sept. 26th, 2016
"Personality or Ideology: Which matters most in a political leader?" 3QuarksDaily, Aug. 29th, 2016
"Why Trump's 'Make America Great Again' Nostalgia is a Dangerous Political Tool,"
"Does Brexit illuminate Trumpism?" 3QuarksDaily, July 4th, 2016
“An unbeatable deal: America’s national parks,” 3QuarksDaily, June 6th, 2016.
"The problem of stereotypes," 3QuarksDaily, May 9th, 2016
"Why do we laugh?" 3QuarksDaily, April 11th, 2016
"Is unpunctuality a moral failing?" 3QuarksDaily, March 14th, 2016
Why should I respect your stupid opinion? 3QuarksDaily, Feb. 15th, 2016
"The Insulated Lifestyle," 3QuarksDaily, Jan. 19th, 2016.
"Against terrorism, let's try idealism," 3QuarksDaily, Dec. 21st, 2015
"Why do we read literary biographies?" 3QuarksDaily, Oct. 26th, 2015
"How not to accuse someone of prejudice," 3QuarksDaily, Sept. 28th, 2015
"In praise of footpaths," 3QuarksDaily, Aug. 31st, 2015.
"What problems in education can technology help solve?" 3QuarksDaily, Aug. 10th, 2015
"American politics as the clash of symbols," 3QuarksDaily, June 29th, 2015
The nostalgic appeal of simplicity" 3QuarksDaily, May 11th, 2015
"Do we really value thinking for oneself?" 3QuarksDaily, April 13th, 2015.
"One and a half cheers for well-meaning, bleeding-heart liberals," 3QuarksDaily, Feb 16, 2015
"Why don't more people kill themselves?" 3QuarksDaily, Jan. 19th, 2015
"On fear of surveillance technology" 3QuarksDaily, Dec. 22nd, 2014.
"The continuing relevance of Immanuel Kant," 3QuarksDaily, Nov. 24, 2014
"How the 'culture of assessment' fuels academic dishonesty," 3QuarksDaily, Oct. 27th, 2014
"Israel, Gaza, and the Stupidity of Leaders, 3QuarksDaily, Sept. 29th, 2014
"Why I don't like tipping," 3QuarksDaily, Sept. 1st, 2014.
"Karl Marx's Guiding Idea," 3QuarksDaily, August 4th, 2014
"The meaning of apples," 3QuarksDaily, July 7th, 2014
"Against needless complexity" 3QuarksDaily, June 9th, 2014
"When are you past your prime?" 3QuarksDaily, May 12th, 2104
"The competition between competition and leisure," 3QuarksDaily, April 14, 2014
"Why Amazon reminds me of the British empire," 3QuarksDaily, March 17, 2014
"Do our moral beliefs need to be consistent?" 3QuarksDaily, Feb. 17, 2014.
"Do good books improve us?" (3QuarksDaily, Jan 20, 2014)
"The Sandy Hook massacre-one year on," 3QuarksDaily, Dec 23, 2013
"Why you can't buy a first class ticket to Utopia," 3QuarksDaily, Nov. 25, 2013
'The rudest people on earth'? Have you seen BBC parliament? (Times Higher Education, Nov. 21st, 2013)
"The gift of a second-hand gift" (LA Times, Dec. 19th, 2012)
5 Books related to Philosophy and Everyday Life (Interview for The Browser)
Five Books About Bad Habits (Wall St. Journal, Feb. 25, 2012)
On New Year's Resolutions (The Daily Beast, Dec. 31, 2011)
Thanks to the Occupy Movement (Fiat Lux, Dec. 7th, 2012)
The Clash of Symbols (Fiat Lux) (Pure text version click here)
The Future of Plagiarism (The Chronicle of Higher Education) (Pure text version click here)
Please Mr. Bandmaster (Christian Science Monitor) (Pure text version click here)
Between loyalties and ideals (Convocation address, Alfred Univ., Aug. 2007)
Academic Dishonesty and the Culture of Assessment (JNCHC Download)
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Do recessions have silver linings? (Wellsville, NY, June 2009)
Thoughts on the 2008 US presidential election (Alfred Univ, Nov. 2008)
Remarks on the inauguration of Barack Obama (Alfred Univ., Jan. 2009)
Invading Iraq: How many will die? (Alfred Univ., Oct. 2003)
The war on terrorism: what counts as winning? (Oct. 2003)
Kids today - Give 'em a break (Sept. 2006)