Alonzo Fyfe

When I was a junior in high school, I decided that what I wanted to do with my life was to make the world better than it would have otherwise been.

This raised the question, “What is ‘better’?”

I have been trying to answer that question ever since -- through 12 years of college, and to the present day.

This site presents my account of the ideas that I have explored along the way, and presents “desire utilitarianism” -- the position that I argue makes the most sense.

I have to confess that I did not create this site. Others, particularly James Lazarus and Marty Mapes, took it upon themselves to create a site where my writings could be posted, and offered the results of their efforts for me to use. James Lazarus performed the logistical work, while Marty Mapes designed the site and put everything together. I am not only grateful for their efforts, but honored and flattered as well.

A Better Place: Selected Essays in Desire Utilitarianism

I have placed a set of essays concerning the desire utilitarian theory that I use at this site and in my blog into a book that you can purchase. A description of the book, and a link to the site where you can purchase a copy, can be found on my posting, "A Better Place: Selected Essays in Desire Utilitarianism"

What's New

Week of Dec 07 - Dec 01, 2007

Friday, Dec 07, Blog entry Romney's Speech, "Faith in America"
Thursday, Dec 06, Blog entry More Perspective on the Pledge
Wednesday, Dec 05, Blog entry Family Relations
Tuesday, Dec 04, Blog entry Morality, Reason, and Emotion
Monday, Dec 03, Blog entry 9th Circuit Court hears Pledge Case
Sunday, Dec 02, Blog entry The Charge of Hate Mongering

Week of Nov 30 - Nov 24, 2007

Friday, Nov 30, Blog entry Pope Benedict XVI Markets Hate
Thursday, Nov 29, Blog entry Polite Athesits
Wednesday, Nov 28, Blog entry The Thought Police
Tuesday, Nov 27, Blog entry Trans-Cultural Morality
Monday, Nov 26, Blog entry Owner's Manual Morality
Sunday, Nov 25, Blog entry Refining the Concept of 'Virtue'
Saturday, Nov 24, Blog entry The Trolley Car Absurdity

Week of Nov 23 - Nov 17, 2007

Friday, Nov 23, Blog entry What Makes Us Moral?
Thursday, Nov 22, Blog entry Infant Morality
Wednesday, Nov 21, Blog entry Heuristics, Gut Feelings, and Reason
Tuesday, Nov 20, Blog entry The Golden Compass and Religious Criticism
Monday, Nov 19, Blog entry The Genesis of Desire Utilitarianism
Saturday, Nov 17, Blog entry Practial Morality

Week of Nov 16 - Nov 10, 2007

Thursday, Nov 15, Blog entry More Issues with Desire Utilitarianism
Wednesday, Nov 14, Blog entry Passionately Pursuing Causes of Dubious Value
Tuesday, Nov 13, Blog entry The "Smart" Democratic Candidate
Monday, Nov 12, Blog entry Neutral Desires

Week of Nov 09 - Nov 03, 2007

Friday, Nov 09, Blog entry A Rationalist Caucus
Thursday, Nov 08, Blog entry Plundering the Moon
Wednesday, Nov 07, Blog entry Helping Teenagers
Tuesday, Nov 06, Blog entry Tyranny or Liberty?
Monday, Nov 05, Blog entry Morality as Hate Speech
Saturday, Nov 03, Blog entry Berlinerblau on Living Large vs Living Right

Week of Oct 27 - Nov 02, 2007

Thursday, Nov 01, Blog entry Funeral Protests and Free Speech
Wednesday, Oct 31, Blog entry Sacrifice and Opportunity Costs
Tuesday, Oct 30, Blog entry Interpreting "The Hateful Craig Problem"
Monday, Oct 29, Blog entry Birth Control Pills to Middle School Students
Saturday, Oct 27, Blog entry The Bibby Survey: Kindness

Week of Oct 20 - Oct 26, 2007

Friday, Oct 26, Blog entry The Bibby Survey: Internal and External Validity
Thursday, Oct 25, Blog entry The 9/11 Conspiracy
Tuesday, Oct 23, Blog entry Honesty
Monday, Oct 22, Blog entry Intellectual Responsibility and Patience
Sunday, Oct 21, Blog entry Teaching Sorcery

Week of Oct 13 - Oct 19, 2007

Friday, Oct 19, Blog entry Kant's Refutation of Atheism (per D'Souza)
Thursday, Oct 18, Blog entry A Summary: A Perspective on Religion
Wednesday, Oct 17, Blog entry On Secular and Sectarian Societies
Tuesday, Oct 16, Blog entry The Armenian Genocide
Monday, Oct 15, Blog entry Contributing to the Conversation
Sunday, Oct 14, Blog entry Moral Outrage II: In God We Trust
Saturday, Oct 13, Blog entry Censoring Hate Speech

Week of Oct 06 - Oct 12, 2007

Friday, Oct 12, Blog entry Moral Outrage
Thursday, Oct 11, Blog entry A Range of Bad Beliefs
Wednesday, Oct 10, Blog entry Defending the Constitution
Tuesday, Oct 09, Blog entry On Calling Oneself 'Atheist'
Monday, Oct 08, Blog entry The Virtue of Modest Conclusions
Sunday, Oct 07, Blog entry Why Are Desires So Important?
Saturday, Oct 06, Blog entry A Harmony of Desires

Week of Sept 29 - Oct 05, 2007

Friday, Oct 05, Blog entry Church and State
Thursday, Oct 04, Blog entry The Insignificance of 'Morality'
Wednesday, Oct 03, Blog entry Who Gets to Decide?
Tuesday, Oct 02, Blog entry More on Group Responsibility
Monday, Oct 01, Blog entry Religion and the Possibility of Change
Sunday, Sept 30, Blog entry Bill O'Reilly's Take on the Pledge
Saturday, Sept 29, Blog entry Individual vs. Group Responsibility

Week of Sept 22- Sept 28, 2007

Friday, Sept 28, Blog entry The Passion of Religion
Thursday, Sept 27, Blog entry The Role of Feelings
Wednesday, Sept 26, Blog entry A Reason to Protest
Tuesday, Sept 25, Blog entry In the Year 1787
Monday, Sept 24, Blog entry Baiting
Sunday, Sept 23, Blog entry Religion and Education

Week of Sept 15 - Sept 21, 2007

Friday, Sept 21, Blog entry Intolerable Religion
Thursday, Sept 20, Blog entry Morality and Religious Culture
Wednesday, Sept 19, Blog entry Avoiding Free Ridership
Tuesday, Sept 18, Blog entry Public Goods
Monday, Sept 17, Blog entry Free Riders, Game Theory, and Morality
Sunday, Sept 16, Blog entry Free Ridership and Game Theory
Saturday, Sept 15, Blog entry Private Censorship

Week of Sept 08 - Sept 14, 2007

Friday, Sept 14, Blog entry Moon 2.0
Thursday, Sept 13, Blog entry Kathy Griffin and the Comic Defense
Wednesday, Sept 12, Blog entry The Kathy Griffin Incident
Tuesday, Sept 11, Blog entry The Irrelevance of Moral Sentiments
Monday, Sept 10, Blog entry MOral Weakness or Hypocrisy
Sunday, Sept 09, Blog entry Happy 2nd Blog Birthday to Me
Saturday, Sept 08, Blog entry What I Did on My Summer Vacationa>

Week of Aug 25 - Aug 31, 2007

Friday, Aug 31, Blog entry Vacation
Thursday, Aug 30, Blog entry Morality and the Possibility of Harm
Wednesday, Aug 29, Blog entry Physics vs. Prayer
Tuesday, Aug 28, Blog entry Bush Administration View of American Principles
Monday, Aug 27, Blog entry A Place at the Table
Sunday, Aug 26, Blog entry Insulting Religious People

Week of Aug 18 - Aug 24, 2007

Friday, Aug 24, Blog entry Bush Don't know much about history
Thursday, Aug 23, Blog entry Ben Stein's 'Expelled'
Wednesday, Aug 22, Blog entry Focus on Harm
Tuesday, Aug 21, Blog entry Last Post on Desires and Reasons
Monday, Aug 20, Blog entry Reasons as a Related Topic <
Sunday, Aug 19, Blog entry According to Krattenmaker
Saturday, Aug 18, Blog entry Normative Reasons and Motivation

Week of Aug 11 - Aug 17, 2007

Friday, Aug 17, Blog entry Evolution and Motivational Beliefs
Thursday, Aug 16, Blog entry Intrinsic (Objective) Values
Wednesday, Aug 15, Blog entry The Desire to Serve God
Tuesday, Aug 14, Blog entry Worthiness and Second-Order Desires
Monday, Aug 13, Blog entry Partial Values <
Sunday, Aug 12, Blog entry The Arationality of Desires
Saturday, Aug 11, Blog entry Altering Desires-as-ends

Week of Aug 04 - Aug 10, 2007

Friday, Aug 10, Blog entry Desires, Beliefs, Moral Values, and Condemnation
Thursday, Aug 09, Blog entry Beliefs and Values
Wednesday, Aug 08, Blog entry Potential versus Actual Desires
Tuesday, Aug 07, Blog entry The Value of Ecosystems
Monday, Aug 06, Blog entry Evils: Secular and Religious
Saturday, Aug 04, Blog entry The Out Campaign

Week of July 28 - Aug 03, 2007

Friday, Aug 03, Blog entry Honoring the Dead: Reader's Questions
Thursday, Aug 02, Blog entry Villifying Groups
Wednesday, Aug 01, Blog entry Honoring the Dead: In Theory
Tuesday, July 31, Blog entry Honoring the Dead: Iraq
Monday, July 30, Blog entry The Death of Space Pioneers

Week of July 21 - July 27, 2007

Friday, July 27, Blog entry Blaming Religion: Hasty Generalizations and False Attributions
Thursday, July 26, Blog entry Paying Out from an Externalities Tax
Wednesday, July 25, Blog entry Emissions Trading
Tuesday, July 24, Blog entry Renewable Portfolio Standards
Monday, July 23, Blog entry Subsidizing Renewable Energy
Sunday, July 22, Blog entry Unsound Moral Reasoning: 4 Examples
Saturday, July 21, Blog entry Why Worry about Morality?

Week of July 14 - July 20, 2007

Friday, July 20, Blog entry Defining 'Rights'
Thursday, July 19, Blog entry Egoism
Wednesday, July 18, Blog entry Political Equality Without Faith
Tuesday, July 17, Blog entry Sex, Desire, Goodness, and Duty
Monday, July 16, Blog entry Suicide <
Sunday, July 15, Blog entry Externalities and Space Development
Saturday, July 14, Blog entry Capitalism vs. Socialism

Week of July 07 - July 13, 2007

Friday, July 13, Blog entry The True Cost of Ethanol
Thursday, July 12, Blog entry The True Price of Gas
Wednesday, July 11, Blog entry The Desire for Sex
Tuesday, July 10, Blog entry The Value of Freedom
Monday, July 09, Blog entry Belief Without Evidence or Faith
Sunday, July 08, Blog entry A Summary on Faith
Saturday, July 07, Blog entry The Value of Value

Week of Jun 30 - July 6, 2007

Friday, July 06, Blog entry General Comments on the Use of Fallacies
Thursday, July 05, Blog entry Faith, Evidence, and Convictions
Wednesday, July 04, Blog entry Language, Fallacies, and Moral Responsibility
Tuesday, July 03, Blog entry The Ethics of Inventing Words
Monday, July 02, Blog entry Assumptions
Sunday, July 01, Blog entry Suffering for our Sins
Saturday, June 30, Blog entry Preaching Atheism

Week of Jun 23 - 29, 2007

Friday, June 29, Blog entry Taking Action Against Religion
Thursday, June 28, Blog entry Epistemic Negligence in Teaching Religion
Wednesday, June 27, Blog entry Condemning the Teaching of Religion
Tuesday, June 26, Blog entry The Wrongs of Freedom of Religion
Monday, June 25, Blog entry Religion and Bad Desires
Sunday, June 24, Blog entry Teaching Religion
Saturday, June 23, Blog entry Religion as Child Abuse

Week of Jun 16 - 22, 2007

Friday, June 22, Blog entry Journalism and Conflict of Interest
Thursday, June 21, Blog entry Objectivity and a Neutral Point of View
Wednesday, June 20, Blog entry Illegal Activities of the Bush Administration
Tuesday, June 19, Blog entry Belief and Evidence
Monday, June 18, Blog entry A Project on Intelligent Design
Sunday, June 17, Blog entry Democracy in the Middle East
Saturday, June 16, Blog entry Mill's Utilitarianism: Part II

Week of Jun 09 - 15, 2007

Thursday, June 14, Blog entry Camp Quest and Religious Bigotry
Wednesday, June 13, Blog entry Religion, Education, and Harry Potter
Tuesday, June 12, Blog entry Considerations on Condemnation
Monday, June 11, Blog entry Birth Control and Business Choices
Sunday, June 10, Blog entry Colin Powell: Defending the Iraq Invasion
Saturday, June 09, Blog entry J.S. Mill: Socrates Dissatisfied vs. Pig Satisfied...

Week of Jun 02 - 08, 2007

Friday, June 08, Blog entry Christopher Hitchens on the Evils of Religion
Thursday, June 07, Blog entry Pardoning Libby
Wednesday, June 06, Blog entry Collaborators
Tuesday, June 05, Blog entry Bush Admin. Degrading Climate Research
Monday, June 04, Blog entry About this Blog
Sunday, June 03, Blog entry Becoming a Better Person
Saturday, June 02, Blog entry Beyond Belief 2006: Summary

Week of May 26 - Jun 01, 2007

Friday, June 01, Blog entry Terrence Sejnowski: The Miracle of Science
Thursday, May 31, Blog entry Morality is Not Hard Wired
Wednesday, May 30, Blog entry Al Gore: The Assault on Reason
Tuesday, May 29, Blog entry Notoriety
Monday, May 28, Blog entry Doug Giles: Atheist Theft of Christian Morality
Sunday, May 27, Blog entry Rally for Reason
Saturday, May 26, Blog entry Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Meaning

Week of May 19 - 25, 2007

Friday, May 25, Blog entry VS Ramachandran: Cognitive Illusions
Thursday, May 24, Blog entry Game Theory and Desire Utilitarianism
Wednesday, May 23, Blog entry Game Theory and Morals
Tuesday, May 22, Blog entry So, you want to be a desire utilitarian
Monday, May 21, Blog entry Morality at the Moment of Decision
Sunday, May 20, Blog entry Questions from Atheist Observer
Saturday, May 19, Blog entry Richard Sloan: Medicine and Religion

Week of May 12 - 18, 2007

Friday, May 18, Blog entry Daniel Dennett: Thank Goodness
Thursday, May 17, Blog entry Pornography II
Wednesday, May 16, Blog entry Pornography Part I
Tuesday, May 15, Blog entry The Good that Atheists Would Not Do
Monday, May 14, Blog entry The 1000 Sadists Problem
Sunday, May 13, Blog entry A Chat on Social Activism
Saturday, May 12, Blog entry Paul Churchland: Rawls' Theory of Justice

Week of May 05 - 11, 2007

Friday, May 11, Blog entry Discussion: Faith as a Vice
Thursday, May 10, Blog entry Brain Science and Morality
Wednesday, May 09, Blog entry Mental States and Moral Wrongs
Tuesday, May 08, Blog entry Misquoting Sam Harris: Culture of Irresponsibility.
Monday, May 07, Blog entry The Genetic Morality Delusion
Sunday, May 06, Blog entry "Afflicted by a demonic power"
Saturday, May 05, Blog entry Melvin Konner: Hope, Benefit, and Prohibiting Relion

Week of Apr 28 - May 4, 2007

Friday, May 04, Blog entry Jim Woodward: Empirical Study of Religion and Harm
Thursday, May 03, Blog entry Kennedy Square
Wednesday, May 02, Blog entry Important? Useful?
Tuesday, May 01, Blog entry The Incommensurability of Value
Monday, April 30, Blog entry Relative Harm
Sunday, April 29, Blog entry Selling the Iraq War: A Moral Perspective
Saturday, April 28, Blog entry Sam Harris: Morality and Religion

Week of Apr 21 - 27, 2007

Friday, April 27, Blog entry Ann Druyan: Popular Science
Thursday, April 26, Blog entry Keith Olbermann: Fear Peddling
Wednesday, April 25, Blog entry Affirmative Action Bake Sale
Tuesday, April 24, Blog entry Evaluating Moral Theories
Monday, April 23, Blog entry Dinesh D�Souza: Hate Peddling
Sunday, April 22, Blog entry Pharyngula: Rudeness and Conflict
Saturday, April 21, Blog entry Charles Harper: Scientism

Week of Apr 14 - 20, 2007

Friday, April 20, Blog entry Sir Harold Kroto: Communicating Science
Thursday, April 19, Blog entry Richard Perle: Morally Assessing Iraq
Wednesday, April 18, Blog entry Disagreements
Tuesday, April 17, Blog entry Framing
Monday, April 16, Blog entry Constitutional Changes
Sunday, April 15, Blog entry Standing Up Against Bigotry
Saturday, April 14, Blog entry Scott Atran: Is Religion to Blame?

Week of Apr 07 - 13, 2007

Friday, April 13, Blog entry Richard Dawkins Part II: Morality and the Selfish Gene
Thursday, April 12, Blog entry The Pigovian Tax
Wednesday, April 11, Blog entry Uncompromising Positions
Tuesday, April 10, Blog entry Limitless Harm Morality
Monday, April 09, Blog entry Solar System Warming
Sunday, April 08, Blog entry Ignoring Reality
Saturday, April 07, Blog entry Richard Dawkins Part I: Consciousness Raising

Week of Mar 31 - Apr 06, 2007

Friday, April 06, Blog entry Mahzarin Banaji: Bugs of the Mind
Thursday, April 05, Blog entry Misinterpreted Statements
Wednesday, April 04, Blog entry 'Should' and 'Good'
Tuesday, April 03, Blog entry Too Much of a Good Thing
Monday, April 02, Blog entry The Right to a Speedy Trial
Sunday, April 01, Blog entry Atheism and Charity
Saturday, March 31, Blog entry Intolerance, Militancy, Fundamentalism, and Trying to Eradicate Religion

Week of Mar 24 - 30, 2007

Friday, March 30, Blog entry Elizabeth Loftus: False Memories
Thursday, March 29, Blog entry Rob Olson on Atheist Morality
Wednesday, March 28, Blog entry Reckless Argumentation
Tuesday, March 27, Blog entry Being Effective
Monday, March 26, Blog entry Bush's New Moral Order
Sunday, March 25, Blog entry Terrorist Sympathizers
Saturday, March 24, Blog entry Loyal Rue: The Nature of Religion

Week of Mar 17 - 23, 2007

Friday, March 23, Blog entry Discussion: Susan Neiman's Science and Morality
Thursday, March 22, Blog entry Hate
Wednesday, March 21, Blog entry Oughts and Desires
Tuesday, March 20, Blog entry Morse and the Juneau School Board et al.
Monday, March 19, Blog entry Bigotry and the Values Voter
Sunday, March 18, Blog entry Foundational Moral Principles
Saturday, March 17, Blog entry Susan Neiman: Religion and Science

Week of Mar 10 - 16, 2007

Friday, March 16, Blog entry Patricia Churchland: The Biology of Morality
Thursday, March 15, Blog entry Hate and Reasons to Hate
Wednesday, March 14, Blog entry Bigotry: Don�t Ask, Don�t Tell
Tuesday, March 13, Blog entry Fox News and the Nevada Democratic Debate
Monday, March 12, Blog entry Evangelicals Against Global Warming
Sunday, March 11, Blog entry Priorities and the Bottom 49 Percent
Saturday, March 10, Blog entry Spinoza

Week of Mar 03 - 09, 2007

Friday, March 09, Blog entry Paul Davies: Levitating Superturtles
Thursday, March 08, Blog entry The Atheist Terrorist
Wednesday, March 07, Blog entry What Is Desire Utilitarianism?
Tuesday, March 06, Blog entry The Hitler and Stalin Cliche
Monday, March 05, Blog entry Moral Reasons for Religion
Sunday, March 04, Blog entry A Special Way of Knowing
Saturday, March 03, Blog entry Brain States

Week of Feb 24 - Mar 02, 2007

Friday, March 02, Blog entry Rational Ignorance and Platonic Moral Forms
Thursday, March 01, Blog entry Hate and Reasons to Hate
Wednesday, February 28, Blog entry The Blasphemy Challenge
Tuesday, February 27, Blog entry The Lost Tomb of Jesus
Monday, February 26, Blog entry The Godless, Inhuman Dark Ages
Sunday, February 25, Blog entry Mitt Romney: No Atheists in Government
Saturday, February 24, Blog entry Carolyn Porco: Awe and Wonder

Week of Feb 17 - 23, 2007

Friday, February 23, Blog entry Discussion: Desire, Value and Meaning
Thursday, February 22, Blog entry Sam Harris Essay Contest
Wednesday, February 21, Blog entry Running for Public Office
Tuesday, February 20, Blog entry Space Policy 2007
Monday, February 19, Blog entry Theism as Mental Illness or Child Abuse
Sunday, February 18, Blog entry Barring Creationists
Saturday, February 17, Blog entry Barring Creationists

Week of Feb 10 - 16, 2007

Friday, February 16, Blog entry Joan Roughgarden: Evolution and the Bible
Thursday, February 15, Blog entry Friendly Atheist: Doctors and Morality
Wednesday, February 14, Blog entry Sophistry: Engineering False Beliefs
Tuesday, February 13, Blog entry Gun Control II: Property Rights
Monday, February 12, Blog entry Paula Zahn and Atheist Discrimination: Take 2
Sunday, February 11, Blog entry Gun Control
Saturday, February 10, Blog entry Discussion: Public Relations

Week of Feb 03 - 09, 2007

Friday, February 09, Blog entry Neil deGrasse Tyson: Intelligent Design
Thursday, February 08, Blog entry Bigotry and the Ethics of Belief
Wednesday, February 07, Blog entry Ms. Hunter, I Will Not Shut Up
Tuesday, February 06, Blog entry Propaganda and Second Opinions - Global Warming
Monday, February 05, Blog entry The McCain Resolution
Sunday, February 04, Blog entry Cervical Cancer Vaccine by Executive Fiat
Saturday, February 03, Blog entry Michael Shermer: The Art of Political Compromise

Week of Jan 27 - Feb 02, 2007

Friday, February 02, Blog entry Sam Harris: The Tone of Political Discourse
Thursday, February 01, Blog entry Global Warming and Externalities Tax
Wednesday, January 31, Blog entry Post 500
Tuesday, January 30, Blog entry Post 499: A Call to Action
Monday, January 29, Blog entry Submission to Authority
Sunday, January 28, Blog entry Dear Reader: Some Comments on Context
Saturday, January 27, Blog entry Lawrence Kraus: Selling Science

Week of Jan 20 - 26, 2007

Friday, January 26, Blog entry Faith: A Defect of Desire
Thursday, January 25, Blog entry Unhealthy Lifestyles and Universal Health Care
Wednesday, January 24, Blog entry Evidence Based Thinking about Earth's Future
Tuesday, January 23, Blog entry Christian Culture of Deception and Intellectual Recklessness
Monday, January 22, Blog entry Space Debris and the Chinese Anti-Satellite Test
Sunday, January 21, Blog entry The Duties of a Soldier
Saturday, January 20, Blog entry Promoting Desire Utilitarianism

Week of Jan 13 - 19, 2007

Friday, January 19, Blog entry Beliefs and Moral Judgment
Thursday, January 18, Blog entry Source of Hatred
Wednesday, January 17, Blog entry Fear of Dying
Tuesday, January 16, Blog entry The Surge
Monday, January 15, Blog entry Bush Spying: Mail and Bank Records
Sunday, January 14, Blog entry Overriding the Veto on Stem Cell Research
Saturday, January 13, Blog entry Atheism, Education, and Virtue

Week of Jan 06 - 12, 2007

Friday, January 12, Blog entry Science and Value
Thursday, January 11, Blog entry Obligations towards Children: Teaching Right from Wrong
Wednesday, January 10, Blog entry Obligations towards Children: Education
Tuesday, January 09, Blog entry Obligations towards Children: Happiness and Desire Fulfillment
Monday, January 08, Blog entry Obese Children
Sunday, January 07, Blog entry Consent and Dignity: The Case of Ashley
Saturday, January 06, Blog entry Belief, Evidence, and the Justification of Harm

Week of Dec 30, 2006 to Jan. 05, 2007

Friday, January 05, Blog entry Answering 'M' on Subjectivism
Thursday, January 04, Blog entry Family Planning
Wednesday, January 03, Blog entry Abolishing Capital Punishment
Tuesday, January 02, Blog entry 30 Years from Now
Monday, January 01, Blog entry The Apatheists
Sunday, December 31, Blog entry Higher Beings
Saturday, December 30, Blog entry Practical vs. Moral Reasons

Week of Dec 23 - 29, 2006

Friday, December 29, Blog entry The Ethics of Ridicule
Thursday, December 28, Blog entry The Meaning of 'Morality' Is Subjective
Wednesday, December 27, Blog entry The Morality Test
Tuesday, December 26, Blog entry Faith Hospital
Monday, December 25, Blog entry Baghdad on a Global Scale
Sunday, December 24, Blog entry Christmas Chat 2006
Saturday, December 23, Blog entry A Further Analysis of 'Harm'

Week of Dec 16 - 22, 2006

Friday, December 22, Blog entry A Desire Utilitarian Concept of 'Harm'
Thursday, December 21, Blog entry Christmas Myths
Wednesday, December 20, Blog entry The Culpability of Moderates
Tuesday, December 19, Blog entry The Episcopalian Schism
Monday, December 18, Blog entry Dennis Miller, Global Warming, and Epistemic Negligence
Sunday, December 17, Blog entry Military Colonel's Derogatory Comments on Atheists
Saturday, December 16, Blog entry Morality as a Result of Natural Selection

Week of Dec 09 - 15, 2006

Friday, December 15, Blog entry Survival vs. Property Part Deux
Thursday, December 14, Blog entry Publishing
Wednesday, December 13, Blog entry Atheists' Bleak Alternative?
Tuesday, December 12, Blog entry The Hateful Craig Problem
Monday, December 11, Blog entry Survival vs. Property
Sunday, December 10, Blog entry First, Kill all the Teachers
Saturday, December 09, Blog entry "You're Wrong"

Week of Dec. 02 - 08, 2006

Friday, December 08, Blog entry Speaking vs. Acting
Thursday, December 07, Blog entry The Iraq Study Group Report
Wednesday, December 06, Blog entry Response to Comments at Pharyngula
Tuesday, December 05, Blog entry Swearing In
Monday, December 04, Blog entry Fetal Pain and Fantasy Laws
Sunday, December 03, Blog entry A Better Place: Selected Essays in Desire Utilitarianism
Saturday, December 02, Blog entry Time and the Obligation to Reason

Week of Nov. 25 to Dec. 01, 2006

Friday, December 01, Blog entry Virtue, God, and the Concept of Evil
Thursday, November 30, Blog entry Atheist Evangelism and Political Strategy
Wednesday, November 29, Blog entry Responsibility and Belief
Tuesday, November 28, Blog entry Free Speech Issues
Monday, November 27, Blog entry Moving to Mars
Sunday, November 26, Blog entry Blaming America (Bush) First
Saturday, November 25, Blog entry Repeat: The Meaning of Life

Week of Nov. 18 - 24, 2006

Tuesday, November 21, Blog entry Animal Rights: The Predator Problem
Monday, November 20, Blog entry Repeat: A Perspective on Scouting
Sunday, November 19, Blog entry Repeat: A Perspective on the Pledge
Saturday, November 18, Blog entry Repeat: Atheists in Foxholes

Week of Nov. 11 - 17, 2006

Friday, November 17, Blog entry International Trade
Thursday, November 16, Blog entry Political Manipulation
Wednesday, November 15, Blog entry Energy Policy
Tuesday, November 14, Blog entry Peace, Progress, and Internal Criticism
Monday, November 13, Blog entry The Next Campaign
Sunday, November 12, Blog entry The Democrat Call for Iraq Troop Reduction
Saturday, November 11, Blog entry Economics and Morality

Week of Nov. 4 - 10, 2006

Friday, November 10, Blog entry Why I Am Not a Libertarian
Thursday, November 09, Blog entry Considerations on a Minimum Wage
Wednesday, November 08, Blog entry An Eye on the Democrats
Tuesday, November 07, Blog entry Comments on the Election
Monday, November 06, Blog entry The Duty to Vote
Sunday, November 05, Blog entry Mis-Interpreting Kerry
Saturday, November 04, Blog entry Rational Irrationality

Week of Oct. 28 - Nov. 3, 2006

Friday, November 03, Blog entry The Rational Use of Negative Political Statements
Thursday, November 02, Blog entry Assigning Blame
Wednesday, November 01, Blog entry The Economics of Climate Change
Tuesday, October 31, Blog entry Marketing False Hope
Monday, October 30, Blog entry The Coming Economic Crisis
Sunday, October 29, Blog entry NASA's New Mission Statement
Saturday, October 28, Blog entry The Strangeness of 'Ought'

Week of Oct. 21-27, 2006

Friday, October 27, Blog entry My Basic Problems with Dawkins and Harris
Thursday, October 26, Blog entry Religious Barriers to Stem Cell Research
Wednesday, October 25, Blog entry Religion, Science, and Bigotry
Tuesday, October 24, Blog entry Fear as a Political Tool
Monday, October 23, Blog entry The Human Virus
Saturday, October 21, Blog entry Some Considerations in Non-Cognitivism

Week of Oct. 14-20, 2006

Friday, October 20, Blog entry The Value of Value Theory
Thursday, October 19, Blog entry The Capture and Internment of Former Pres. Bush
Wednesday, October 18, Blog entry The Importance of Anti-ATheist Bigotry
Tuesday, October 17, Blog entry Hang the Judges!
Monday, October 16, Blog entry Anti-Atheist Bigotry and Repugnance
Sunday, October 15, Blog entry An Accused Atheist in Texas
Saturday, October 14, Blog entry Subjectivist Weekend Part II

Week of Oct. 07-13, 2006

Friday, October 06, Blog entry Subjectivist Weekend Part I
Thursday, October 05, Blog entry I Am a Values Voter
Wednesday, October 04, Blog entry Bush, God's Plan, and Moral Responsibility
Tuesday, October 03, Blog entry Government Secrets
Monday, October 02, Blog entry The Problem with Religious Ethics
Sunday, October 01, Blog entry The National Intelligence Estimate
Saturday, October 30, Blog entry President Bush and the Concept of Evil

Week of Sept. 23-29, 2006

Friday, September 29, Blog entry Justice and Desire Utilitarianism
Thursday, September 28, Blog entry Opposing Unjust Laws
Wednesday, September 27, Blog entry Detainees and American Moral Values
Tuesday, September 26, Blog entry Condemning Senator Allen of Virginia
Monday, September 25, Blog entry Gas Prices vs Constitutional Principles
Sunday, September 24, Blog entry Voter Identification Law
Saturday, September 23, Blog entry Description and Prescription

Week of Sept. 16-22, 2006

Friday, September 22, Blog entry The Foundations of Ethics
Thursday, September 21, Blog entry A Just God?
Wednesday, September 20, Blog entry Creating Unconstitutional Laws
Tuesday, September 19, Blog entry Freedom of Expression: "It is unacceptable to think . . ."
Monday, September 18, Blog entry The Moral Case against the "Christian Supremacy Act"
Sunday, September 17, Blog entry Defending the Constitution
Saturday, September 16, Blog entry "Choosing" a Moral Theory

Week of Sept. 09-15, 2006

Friday, September 15, Blog entry Desire Utilitarianism vs. Act Utilitarianism
Thursday, September 14, Blog entry Accusations of Treason
Wednesday, September 13, Blog entry The Ethics of Torture
Tuesday, September 12, Blog entry Obligations to the Dead
Monday, September 11, Blog entry Bush on National Security
Sunday, September 10, Blog entry Blog Birthday: 1 Year Old
Saturday, September 09, Blog entry Morality from the Gut

Week of Sept. 02-08, 2006

Friday, September 08, Blog entry More on Happiness and Desire Fulfillment
Thursday, September 07, Blog entry The Republican Terror Campaign
Wednesday, September 06, Blog entry Atheist Strategy and the Wal-Mart Petition
Tuesday, September 05, Blog entry Who is Bush Spying On, Really?
Monday, September 04, Blog entry Newsweek on Atheists
Sunday, September 03, Blog entry Happiness vs Desire Fulfillment
Saturday, September 02, Blog entry Selfishness

Week of August 26 - Sept. 01, 2006

Friday, September 01, Blog entry MoveOn.Org: Liars
Thursday, August 31, Blog entry Militant Theocracy
Wednesday, August 30, Blog entry Moral and Intellectual Confusion
Tuesday, August 29, Blog entry Making Babies
Monday, August 28, Blog entry Katrina: 1 Year Later
Sunday, August 27, Blog entry Humans in Space: More Bad Arguments
Saturday, August 26, Blog entry Humans in Space: Bad Arguments

Week of August 19-25, 2006

Friday, August 25, Blog entry Is Homosexuality and Illness?
Thursday, August 24, Blog entry I Was Wrong: There Are 8 Planets
Wednesday, August 23, Blog entry Strong Arguments and Offensive Conclusions
Tuesday, August 22, Blog entry Dim-Witted, Hypocritical Hate-Mongering Bigots
Monday, August 21, Blog entry Talk to the Kids
Sunday, August 20, Blog entry NASA's $500 Million Investment in Space Development
Saturday, August 19, Blog entry The Republican National Committee vs. Representative Murtha

Week of August 12-18, 2006

Friday, August 18, Blog entry Fact-Based vs. Fiction-Based Policies
Thursday, August 17, Blog entry Judicial Decisions and Good Law
Wednesday, August 16, Blog entry There Are 12 Planets
Tuesday, August 15, Blog entry Islamic Fascism
Monday, August 14, Blog entry Outrages on Personal Dignity Made Legal
Sunday, August 13, Blog entry The Meaning of 'Atheist'
Saturday, August 12, Blog entry Mistrust on Women's Health

Week of August 5-11, 2006

Friday, August 11, Blog entry Condemnation and Intellectual Recklessness
Thursday, August 10, Blog entry On Terrorism and Security
Wednesday, August 09, Blog entry Lemont vs. Lieberman
Tuesday, August 08, Blog entry Tribes and Moral Criticism
Monday, August 07, Blog entry Mel Gibson's Moral Transgression
Sunday, August 06, Blog entry Rights, Utility, and Counter Examples
Saturday, August 05, Blog entry Well-Founded Beliefs

Week of July 29 - August 4, 2006

Friday, August 04, Blog entry Merely a Means
Thursday, August 03, Blog entry What I Believe (about value)
Wednesday,August 02, Blog entry Harmony Without Empathy
Tuesday, August 01, Blog entry Estate Tax
Monday, July 31, Blog entry If Atheists Ruled the World
Sunday,July 30, Blog entry Honesty and Intellectual Integrity: Reynolds vs. Marshall
Saturday, July 29, Blog entry The Evolution of Moral Justification

Week of July 22-28, 2006

Friday, July 28, Blog entry Proportional and Legitimate Response
Thursday, July 27, Blog entry Moral Persuasion
Wednesday,July 26, Blog entry Moral Sense and Moral Nonsense
Tuesday, July 25, Blog entry Capital Punishment Without God
Monday, July 24, Blog entry A Casual Little Chat
Sunday,July 23, Blog entry Peter Singer, Means, Ends, Intention, and Side Effects
Saturday, July 22, Blog entry The Burning: A Prepared Speech

Week of July 15-21, 2006

Friday, July 21, Blog entry John Stewart and Misrepresentation
Thursday, July 20, Blog entry The Stem Cell Veto
Wednesday,July 19, Blog entry Rational Choice in Medical Treatment: Part II
Tuesday, July 18, Blog entry Some Dishonest Advice
Monday, July 17, Blog entry Rational Choice in Medical Treatment
Sunday,July 16, Blog entry The Sacred Archway: Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Saturday, July 15, Blog entry Israel vs. Hezbollah

Week of July 8-14, 2006

Friday, July 14, Blog entry Unchecked Power = Tyranny
Thursday, July 13, Blog entry Wish Week Day 6: Atheist Entertainment Network
Wednesday,July 12, Blog entry Wish Week Day 5: Restructure NASA
Tuesday, July 11, Blog entry Wish Week Day 4: Fresh Start Campus
Monday, July 10, Blog entry Wish Week Day 3: The University of Earth
Sunday,July 9, Blog entry Wish Week Day 2: Proportional Representation
Saturday, July 8, Blog entry Wish Week Day 1: Logic Circles

Week of July 1-7, 2006

Friday, July 7, Blog entry Conformity
Thursday, July 6, Blog entry Fear and Intimidation
Wednesday,July 5, Blog entry A Problem with Faith?
Tuesday, July 4, Blog entry A Legislator's Responsibilities
Monday, July 3, Blog entry "Hampering our Ability" in the War on Terror
Sunday,July 2, Blog entry Military Commissions
Saturday, July 1, Blog entry Republican Use of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

Week of June 24-30, 2006

Friday, June 30, Blog entry Moral Conclusions
Thursday, June 29, Blog entry Killing an Innocent Child
Wednesday,June 28, Blog entry Fundamentalism
Tuesday, June 27, Blog entry Treason and the New York Times
Monday, June 26, Blog entry A Concern over a Philanthropic Superfund
Sunday,June 25, Blog entry More Bush Spying
Saturday, June 24, Blog entry Killing/Capturing Terrorists

Week of June 17-23, 2006

Friday, June 23, Blog entry Who Is Maligning Whom?
Thursday, June 22, Blog entry What Is a Bigot?
Wednesday,June 21, Blog entry Rush Limbaugh's Bearing False Witness
Tuesday, June 20, Blog entry Data Brokers
Monday, June 19, Blog entry Crooks and Liars
Sunday,June 18, Blog entry Promoting Atheism
Saturday, June 17, Blog entry Hudson v Michigan: Knock and Announce

Week of June 10-16, 2006

Friday, June 16, Blog entry Morality and the Subjectivity of Definitions
Thursday, June 15, Blog entry House Resolution 861: Iraq and Terrorism
Wednesday, June 14, Blog entry Rational Choice and Catestrophic Possibilities
Tuesday, June 13, Blog entry Karl Rove and Due PRocess
Monday, June 12, Blog entry True Beliefs IV: Faithfully Causing Harm
Sunday,June 11, Blog entry True Beliefs III: The Liberty of Beliefs
Saturday, June 10, Blog entry True Beliefs II: True Believer

Week of June 3-9, 2006

Friday, June 9, Blog entry The Love of True Beliefs
Thursday, June 8, Blog entry A Different Kind of War
Wednesday, June 7, Blog entry Evolution and Ethics
Tuesday, June 6, Blog entry The Love of Freedom
Monday, June 5, Blog entry Means, Ends, Survival, and Reason
Sunday,June 4, Blog entry Shiite Murders and Homosexual Marriage
Saturday, June 3, Blog entry Unfounded Outrage against O'Reilly

Week of May 27 - June 2, 2006

Friday, June 2, Blog entry The Most Evil (Legal) Profession
Thursday, June 1, Blog entry For the Love of Justice
Wednesday, May 31, Blog entry Campaign of Deception
Tuesday, May 30, Blog entry The Bubblegum Argument
Monday, May 29, Blog entry Flag Burning

Week of May 20-26, 2006

Friday, May 26, Blog entry Assassination
Thursday, May 25, Blog entry Lessons from Jefferson
Wednesday, May 24, Blog entry Subjective Morality
Tuesday, May 23, Blog entry Moral Relativism
Monday, May 22, Blog entry Misconceptions Regarding Desires and Value
Sunday, May 21, Blog entry Political Corruption
Saturday, May 20, Blog entry Senator Roberts: Liar, Coward, Friend of Tyranny

Week of May 13-19, 2006

Friday, May 19, Blog entry A National Language Revisited
Thursday, May 18, Blog entry Punishment and the Case for Due Process
Wednesday, May 17, Blog entry Harsh Words
Tuesday, May 16, Blog entry Controlling Government
Monday, May 15, Blog entry Global Warming: A Campaign of Villainy
Sunday, May 14, Blog entry Legality and Willingness to Accept NSA Spying
Saturday, May 13, Blog entry Further Considerations on Government Spying

Week of May 6-12, 2006

Friday, May 12, Blog entry General Hayden's Nomination
Thursday, May 11, Blog entry Government Phone Database
Wednesday, May 10, Blog entry The Moral Compass
Tuesday, May 09, Blog entry Sex, Brains, and Morality
Monday, May 08, Blog entry Picking Battles: The Pledge Case
Sunday, May 07, Blog entry Why Don't Atheists Build Hospitals?
Saturday, May 06, Blog entry Militant Atheists

Week of April 29 - May 5, 2006

Friday, May 05, Blog entry Civil Disobedience
Thursday, May 04, Blog entry Signing Statements
Wednesday, May 03, Blog entry Colbert Was Wrong
Tuesday, May 02, Blog entry Setting and Example: Bush and Iran
Monday, May 01, Blog entry Rational Self-Interest
Sunday, Apr 30, Blog entry Freedom of Thought
Saturday, Apr 29, Blog entry A Right to One's Opinion

Week of April 22-28, 2006

Friday, Apr 28, Blog entry Desire-Based Theories of Welfare and Value
Thursday, Apr 27, Blog entry Angry Atheist
Wednesday, Apr 26, Blog entry Cline, Barton, and Atheist Whackjobs
Tuesday, Apr 25, Blog entry Utilitarianism and Rights Theory
Monday, Apr 24, Blog entry Condemnation
Sunday, Apr 23, Blog entry The Impeachment Resolution
Saturday, Apr 22, Blog entry The Anti-Atheist Bigot

Week of April 15-21, 2006

Friday, Apr 21, Blog entry Dishonesty, Arrogance, Hypocrisy Regarding Risk Assessments
Thursday, Apr 20, Blog entry The Bus of State
Wednesday, Apr 19, Blog entry Rumsfeld and the Generals
Tuesday, Apr 18, Blog entry Risks and Costs of War
Monday, Apr 17, Blog entry Crusades
Sunday, Apr 16, Blog entry Situational Ethics
Saturday, Apr 15, Blog entry Moral Prescription: Whose Reasons Count?

Week of April 8-14, 2006

Friday, Apr 14, Blog entry Gerrymandering (aka Partisan Apartheid)
Thursday, Apr 13, Blog entry Democratic Politics
Wednesday, Apr 12, Blog entry Abstinence Only Sex Education
Tuesday, Apr. 11, Blog entry Immigrants and Outsourcing
Monday, Apr. 10, Blog entry Leaks, Lies, and President Bush's Moral Character
Sunday, Apr. 09, Blog entry Attacking Iran
Saturday, Apr. 08, Blog entry Desires and the Definition of "Good"

Week of April 1-7, 2006

Friday, Apr. 07, Blog entry Making Criminals of Immigrants
Thursday, Apr. 06, Blog entry A National Language
Wednesday, Apr. 05, Blog entry Immigration
Tuesday, Apr. 04, Blog entry Media Bias
Monday, Apr. 03, Blog entry Forcing One's Values Upon Others
Sunday, Apr. 02, Blog entry The Naturalistic Fallacy
Saturday, Apr. 01, Blog entry Praise, Condemnation, and the Value of Desire

Week of March 25-31, 2006

Friday, Mar. 31, Blog entry 200th Post: Correction on Global Warming
Thursday, Mar. 30, Blog entry The War on ~~Islam~~ Christianity
Wednesday, Mar. 29, Blog entry Homosexual Adoption
Tuesday, Mar. 28, Blog entry Secular vs Non-Secular Acceptance of Torture
Monday, Mar. 27, Blog entry Intellectual Recklessness and Sea Level Rise
Sunday, Mar. 26, Blog entry Civil Rights and Death
Saturday, Mar 25, Blog entry The Limits of Religious Tolerance

Week of March 18-24, 2006

Friday, Mar. 24, Blog entry Death to Christians
Thursday, Mar. 23, Blog entry Are Those Your Moral Values?
Wednesday, Mar. 22, Blog entry Merit Pay Based on Test Scores
Tuesday, Mar. 21, Blog entry Turning Research Into Lies
Monday, Mar. 20, Blog entry France's First Employment Contract
Sunday, Mar. 19, Blog entry Three Years of War
Saturday, Mar 18, Blog entry We Are All Terror Suspects

Week of March 11-17, 2006

Friday, Mar. 17, Blog entry Free Speech in the Classroom
Thursday, Mar. 16, Blog entry Forms of Moral Argument
Wednesday, Mar. 15, Blog entry "Who Would You Rescue?" Arguments
Tuesday, Mar. 14, Blog entry Senator Frist: Abandoning the Constitution
Monday, Mar. 13, Blog entry Feingold's Motion to Censure Bush
Sunday, Mar. 12, Blog entry Nothing to Hide
Saturday, Mar 11, Blog entry The Happy Evangelical

Week of March 4-10, 2006

Friday, Mar. 10, Blog entry 6-Month Anniversary
Thursday, Mar. 09, Blog entry Atheist In Foxhole Syndrome
Wednesday, Mar. 08, Blog entry The Unimportance of Belief in a God
Monday, Mar. 06, Blog entry The Atheist Materialist Scientist
Sunday, Mar. 05, Blog entry Subverting Democracy
Saturday, Mar 04, Blog entry Thomas Monaghan's Model Catholic Community

Week of February 25 - March 3, 2006

Friday, Mar. 03, Blog entry Miscellanious Issues in Space Development
Thursday, Mar. 02, Blog entry Property In Space
Wednesday, Mar. 01, Blog entry The Fate of Humanity
Tuesday, Feb. 28, Blog entry Conservative Philosophy
Monday, Feb. 27, Blog entry The Virtue of Rationality
Sunday, Feb. 26, Blog entry Headline News
Saturday, Feb. 25, Blog entry Gambling

Week of February 18-24, 2006

Friday, Feb. 24, Blog entry Religion in the Public Square
Thursday, Feb. 23, Blog entry Iraq Mosque Attacks and Civil War
Wednesday, Feb. 22, Blog entry Portgate
Tuesday, Feb. 21, Blog entry European Hypocrisy in Free Speech
Monday, Feb. 20, Blog entry Buying and Selling Organs
Sunday, Feb. 19, Blog entry Morality and the Use of Analogy
Saturday, Feb. 18, Blog entry House Report and Senate Testimony on Hurricane Katrina

Week of February 11-17, 2006

Friday, Feb. 17, Blog entry Prisoner Abuse and Inspections
Thursday, Feb. 16, Blog entry Cheney's Right to Declassify Data
Wednesday, Feb. 15, Blog entry Faith Based Initiatives
Tuesday, Feb. 14, Blog entry Hunting
Monday, Feb. 13, Blog entry A Hunter's Responsibility

Week of February 4-10, 2006

Friday, Feb. 10, Blog entry Good God
Thursday, Feb. 09, Blog entry Double Issue: New Spying Claims/NASA Science
Wednesday, Feb. 08, Blog entry "Good Science" and the Religious Right
Tuesday, Feb. 07, Blog entry Cartoon Riots and the War on Christmas
Monday, Feb. 06, Blog entry 150 Days, 150 Posts
Sunday, Feb. 05, Blog entry Gonzales' Testimony on Domestic Spying
Saturday, Feb. 04, Blog entry Individual Responsibility and the Culture of Corruption

Week of January 28 - February 3, 2006

Friday, Feb. 03, Blog entry Liberals Accepting Responsibility for Killers
Thursday, Feb.02, Blog entry Faith and Human Sacrifice
Wednesday, Feb. 01, Blog entry Intellectual Integrity
Tuesday, Jan. 31, Blog entry Cartoons and Violence
Monday, Jan. 30, Blog entry Dale Reich's Caricature of Atheists
Sunday, Jan. 29, Blog entry The Cost of Praising Crime
Saturday, Jan. 28, Blog entry Morality and Free Will

Week of January 21-27, 2006

Friday, Jan. 26, Blog entry Democracy and Virtue
Thursday, Jan. 26, Blog entry Google's Contribution to Censorship in China
Wednesday, Jan. 25, Blog entry Politically Closed Minds
Tuesday, Jan. 24, Blog entry Embracing Torture
Monday, Jan. 23, Blog entry Newsweek's "The Boys Crisis"
Sunday, Jan. 22, Blog entry Scalia, Assisted Suicide, and Abortion
Saturday, Jan. 21, Blog entry The Abramoff Scandle in Context

Week of January 14-20, 2006

Friday, Jan. 20, Blog entry Morality and Reasons for Action
Thursday, Jan. 19, Blog entry Piracy
Wednesday, Jan. 18, Blog entry The "It Works" Argument
Tuesday, Jan. 17, Blog entry Fear and the Impulse to Security
Monday, Jan. 16, Blog entry Logic
Sunday, Jan. 15, Blog entry Faceoff With Iran
Saturday, Jan. 14, Blog entry On Moral Character

Week of January 7-13, 2006

Friday, Jan. 13, Blog entry The Witch's Trial
Thursday, Jan. 12, Blog entry Wiretaps, Polls, and Asking the Right Questions
Wednesday, Jan. 11, Blog entry The Philosophy of Design
Tuesday, Jan. 10, Blog entry Of War and Peace
Monday, Jan. 9, Blog entry Morality as a Matter of Opinion
Sunday, Jan. 8, Blog entry Morality as Evolved Sentiments.
Saturday, Jan. 7, Blog entry School Vouchers II

Week of December 31, 2005 - January 6, 2006

Friday, Jan. 6, Blog entry School Vouchers I
Thursday, Jan. 5, Blog entry Group Responsibility
Wednesday, Jan. 4, Blog entry The Future of Iraq
Tuesday, Jan. 3, Blog entry The Moral Infrastructure of Iraq
Monday, Jan. 2, Blog entry Martial Law
Sunday, Jan. 1, Blog entry Favoritism and the Universal Nature of Moral Claims
Saturday, Dec. 31, Blog entry The "Atheist" Ethicist

Week of December 24-30, 2005

Friday, Dec. 30, Blog entry Rendition
Thursday, Dec. 29, Blog entry The Ten Amendments
Wednesday, Dec. 28, Blog entry A Perspective on Scouting
Tuesday, Dec. 27, Blog entry On Markets and Rights
Monday, Dec. 26, Blog entry On Wisdom
Sunday, Dec. 25, Blog entry Christmas Chat: About this Blog
Saturday, Dec. 24, Blog entry NASA and Dreams of Space

Week of December 17-23, 2005

Friday, Dec. 23, Blog entry Preserving the Rainforests
Thursday, Dec. 22, Blog entry Drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Wednesday, Dec. 21, Blog entry Intelligent Design: Continuing the Fight
Tuesday, Dec. 20, Blog entry Spying on Americans, III: Gonzales
Monday, Dec. 19, Blog entry A Perspective on the Pledge
Sunday, Dec. 18, Blog entry Spying on Americans
Saturday, Dec. 17, Blog entry Spying on Americans

Week of December 10-16, 2005

Friday, Dec. 16, Blog entry Sound Reasoning Regarding Religiosity and Social Ills
Thursday, Dec. 15, Blog entry Bush's Moral Responsibility for Torture and War
Wednesday, Dec. 14, Blog entry On Liberty and Theocracy in Ohio
Tuesday, Dec. 13, Blog entry Reasons and Action
Monday, Dec. 12, Blog entry "All Men are Created Equal"
Sunday, Dec. 11, Blog entry Money is Speech
Saturday, Dec. 10, Blog entry American Behavior at Climate Change Conference

Week of December 3-9, 2005

Friday, Dec. 9, Blog entry Heroes
Thursday, Dec. 8, Blog entry The Meaning of Ought
Wednesday, Dec. 7, Blog entry Morality from Religious Texts
Tuesday, Dec. 6, Blog entry One Dollar: One Vote
Monday, Dec. 5, Blog entry Perception Management
Sunday, Dec. 4, Blog entry Payola and the Iraqi Press
Saturday, Dec. 3, Blog entry Utah State Memorial Crosses

Week of November 26 - December 2, 2005

Friday, Dec. 2, Blog entry The War on Christmas?
Thursday, Dec. 1, Blog entry Abortion: Parental Consent and Parental Notification
Wednesday, Nov. 30, Blog entry Public Goods
Tuesday, Nov. 29, Blog entry The Tragedy of the Global Climate Commons
Monday, Nov. 28, Blog entry Do Not Force Your Morality Upon Others (Or Else)
Sunday, Nov. 27, Blog entry Moral Facts, Arrogance, and Tolerance
Saturday, Nov. 26, Blog entry Why Be Moral?

Week of November 19-25, 2005

Friday, Nov. 25, Blog entry Using the Founding Fathers in Moral Arguments
Thursday, Nov. 24, Blog entry Legislating Morality
Wednesday, Nov. 23, Blog entry Giving Thanks Where Thanks Are Due
Tuesday, Nov. 22, Blog entry Global Warming: Who Pays?
Monday, Nov. 21, Blog entry Capital Punishment: The Cost of Celebrating Killing
Sunday, Nov. 20, Blog entry Homosexuality
Saturday, Nov. 19, Blog entry Morality By the Numbers

Week of November 12-18, 2005

Friday, Nov. 18, Blog entry The Right to Privacy Amendment
Thursday, Nov. 17, Blog entry "Just Read, Florida" Use of Narnia Book
Wednesday, Nov. 16, Blog entry Newdow's Proposed Lawsuit on "In God We Trust"
Tuesday, Nov. 15, Blog entry The Right to a Fair Trial
Monday, Nov. 14, Blog entry Bearing False Witness
Sunday, Nov. 13, Blog entry Kaine, Politics, Faith, and Values
Saturday, Nov. 12, Blog entry The Meaning of Life

Week of November 5-11, 2005

Friday, Nov. 11, Blog entry Pat Robertson and Dover, PA
Thursday, Nov. 10, Blog entry Atheists in Foxholes
Wednesday, Nov. 9, Blog entry Politics and Values
Tueday, Nov. 8, Blog entry The Meaning of Torture
Monday, Nov. 7, Blog entry Charity and the Corporation
Sunday, Nov. 6, Blog entry Free Trade
Saturday, Nov. 5, Blog entry Abortion (and Infanticide): Part II
New Article: Hume on Is and Ought
New Media: Ethics and God webcast on Infidel Guy, October 8, 2005

Week of October 29 - November 4, 2005

Friday, Nov. 4, Blog entry Abortion (and Infanticide): Part I
Thursday, Nov. 3, Blog entry What Should Judges Do?l
Wednesday, Nov. 2, Blog entry Religious Depictions in School
Tuesday, Nov. 1, Blog entry Torture
Monday, Oct. 31, Blog entry Wal-Mart: Image vs. Substance
Sunday, Oct. 30, Blog entry Senator Reid Demands Apology
Saturday, Oct. 29, Blog entry 50th Post

Week of October 22-28, 2005

Friday, Oct. 28, Blog entry Clinton/Libby Hopocrisy
Thursday, Oct. 27, Blog entry Just War
Wednesday, Oct. 26, Blog entry Indictments: A Diversion
Tuesday, Oct. 25, Blog entry Economic Statistics and Political Goals
Monday, Oct. 24, Blog entry Hurricane Wilma: Science Saves Lives Again
Sunday, Oct. 23, Blog entry Faith-Based Prisons
Saturday, Oct. 22, Blog entry Evaluating the Hirers

Week of October 15-21, 2005

Friday, Oct. 21, Blog entry Bird Flu and Intelligent Design
Thursday, Oct. 20, Blog entry Science vs. Religion
Wednesday, Oct. 19, Blog entry Illicit Justification for War
Tuesday, Oct. 18, Blog entry The Toledo Riot
Monday, Oct. 17, Blog entry Military vs Civilian Choices
Sunday, Oct. 16, Blog entry Deceptive Truth and the Use of Averages
Saturday, Oct. 15, Blog entry Democracy and Tyranny of the Majority

Week of October 8-14, 2005

Friday, Oct. 14, Blog entry Follow Up on Dobson' Remarks
Thursday, Oct. 13, Blog entry When Only Priests May Be Judges
Wednesday, Oct. 12, Blog entry Democratic Hypocrisy
Tuesday, Oct. 11, Blog entry Plame Case: Rule by Intimidation and Fear
Monday, Oct. 10, Blog entry Dobson's Acknowledgement of Immorality
Sunday, Oct. 9, Blog entry Two Victories for Morality
Saturday, Oct. 8, Blog entry Physician Assisted Suicide

Week of October 1-7, 2005

Friday, Oct. 7, Blog entry Ethics Without God II
Thursday, Oct. 6, Blog entry Ethics Without God I
Wednesday, Oct. 5, Blog entry Government Help Rebuilding Religious Facilities
Tuesday, Oct. 4, Blog entry Contempt for the Average American
Monday, Oct. 3, Blog entry Energy Prices and the Folly of Price Controls
Sunday, Oct. 2, Blog entry Defending Bennett
Saturday, Oct. 1, Blog entry The Davis Committee

Week of September 24-30, 2005

Friday, Sept. 30, Blog entry Moral Theory
Thursday, Sept. 29, Blog entry Head Start in Religious Bigotry
Wednesday, Sept. 28, Blog entry National Debt
Tuesday, Sept. 27, Blog entry I Am to Be Eradicated
Monday, Sept. 26, Blog entry Anti-War/Anti-Terrorism
Sunday, Sept. 25, Blog entry Dying in Vain
Saturday, Sept. 24, Blog entry Children of Iraq

Week of September 17-23, 2005

Friday, Sept. 23, Blog entry Divine Wrath
Thursday, Sept. 22, Blog entry Professional Integrity: Journalism and Research
Wednesday, Sept. 21, Blog entry Intelligent Design
Tuesday, Sept. 20, Blog entry The Price of Evil
Monday, Sept. 19, Blog entry Departmentof Injustice: Targeting Political Opponents
Sunday, Sept. 18, Blog entry NASA's Space Budget
Saturday, Sept. 17, Blog entry Moral Progress

Week of September 11-16, 2005

Friday, Sept. 16, Blog Entry The Moral Argument Against 'under God'
Thursday, Sept. 15, Blog Entry A National Day (or More) of Science
Wednesday, Sept. 14, Blog Entry President Bush's Responsibility for Katrina
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Blog Entry John Stossel on Price Gouging
Monday, Sept. 12, Blog Entry Rush Limbaugh on Cheering Disaster
Sunday, Sept. 11, Blog Entry The Blame Game

September 10, 2005

Blog Entry Introduction: Making the World a Better Place
New Short Article Discrimination: Without God, All Things are Permissible
New Short Article Justice: The Fine Art of Morally Defensible Looting
New Short Article Economics: Price Gouging

August 27, 2005

New Short Article Mens Rea: Guilt by Statistical Association
Dialogue: HumanRace, Inc.

August 14, 2005

New Short Article Mens Rea: Morality and Intelligent Design
New Short Article Politics: Religious Sacrifice

August 9, 2005

New Short Article Free Speech: Calls to Do Harm
New Short Article Justice: Specific Deterrence
New Short Article Economics: Minimum Wage
New Short Article Economics: Environmental Regulations

July 29, 2005

Dialogue: Conversation at the Gate

July 21, 2005

Athiests in foxholes: A Letter from My Dad