The Limits of Mocking Cancel Culture: A Review of Andrew Pessin’s “Nevergreen”
Andrew Pessin. Nevergreen. Open Books, 2021. Andrew Pessin’s novel, Nevergreen, is a satirical portrayal of the cancel culture that has emerged in recent years on some…
How to Differentiate Virtue Signaling from a Genuine Defense of the Scapegoat
Ruth Gilmore Wilson, a prison abolitionist, states: “Instead of asking whether anyone should be locked up or go free, why don’t we think about why we solve…
Hegemons of the Bankrupt
During the Middle Ages in England, the poor had babies, but they mostly died. Neither did they have the income to feed a lot of them if…
Social Justice for Business Ethics: Social Justice, Libraries, and Postmodernism
SUNY Oswego describes itself as a “social justice institution.” In doing so, it follows the lead of much more prestigious Ivy League institutions like Harvard, Yale, and…
A Catholic Wrestles with Modernity: Thomas Behr’s “Social Justice & Subsidiary”
Social Justice & Subsidiarity: Luigi Taparelli and the Origins of Modern Catholic Social Thought. Thomas Behr. Washington DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2019. “In the…
Social Justice: An Analysis
Cosmic Justice: Infantile and Nihilistic Social class, home environment, genetics and other factors all contribute to differences between individuals. People differ in looks, height, income, social status,…