Reasonable Voices
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could make other people’s New Year’s Resolutions for them? Here’s one I’d suggest to progressives: Stop claiming you’re on the right side of history. Here’s a political progressive on the folly of attempting to futurecast history.
In the “why language matters department,” John McWhorter believes it’s impossible for systems, structures, and institutions to be racist any more than they can be happy or sad. Misusing the label only enables attitudes that create more problems than they solve.
When ‘Racism’ Is Not Really Racism
While it doesn’t make sense to attribute all bad behavior to mental disorders, it does make sense that some of what our society criminalizes would better be addressed through therapeutic interventions. This may be particularly true with regard to teens of color.
When Black Psychiatrists Reach Out to Teens of Color
“Canada is poised to become the most permissive euthanasia regime in the world, including for minors and people with only psychiatric illness.” If you believe your community is immune from following in Canada’s footsteps, it might be time to think again.
Scheduled to Die: The Rise of Canada’s Assisted Suicide Program
Arguments for and against abortion can be nuanced and complex. While abortion proponents like Janet Yellen point out the economic and educational disadvantages that can accrue to women denied abortions, Ross Douthat makes a case for why the country will lose and lose big in the longterm if abortion is easily available.
Opinion | Does American Society Need Abortion? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
A new study shows that we are not as polarized as we think. While that’s good news, the bad news is that people who view their political opponents as extremists, even if mistakenly, are more likely to cast them as enemies who must be defeated whatever the cost. Such thinking leads to a dangerous spiral that can threaten democracy itself.