Thinking requires mindful attention. To think is to care, and to pay attention. Genuine thought requires interest, engagement, and concern.

President Trump and his AI billionaire cronies are playing with names without responding to the spooky specter of super intelligence.

“If we want to create enlightened AI, we need to work to create an enlightened society.”

The renaming of Lake Ontario reveals the stupidity and meanness of our Asinine Age.

“True patriotism is an invitation to think about who we are, what we value and what we want to become.”

We live better when we discover delight in training.

As the White House condemns "leftism" we must understand the wrongness of violence itself.

The American dream flounders in the twilight of a generation of tired and angry old men

As we celebrate America, let's avoid hyperbole while remembering that humility is an American virtue.

“It is natural to want to overcome our finitude. But the desire for invulnerability can become dangerously inhuman.”

Don't let the liars get you down. Resist corruption by practicing honesty despite the plague of depravity.

Fresno State’s Andrew Fiala writes how Jan. 6 provides ‘a fascinating example of how memorials and symbols can be warped.’

This country was built by human beings for human beings. God didn't have anything to do with it.

Let's celebrate how far we have evolved since the time of the Founding Fathers

“What matters with regard to population is not the number of people, but how well they live,” writes Fresno State Prof. Andrew Fiala.

What AI can teach us about our humanity and the danger of mindless tools

‘Trump's threat to end civilization is one of the most blatant violations of proportionality in the history of modern warfare,’ one expert tells Brendan Rascius

The wrathful God invoked by Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth is at odds with a different and uniquely American way of reading the Bible

“The just war theory maintains that war can be justified when a legitimate authority pursues a just cause with right intentions.”

The Moral Stain of President Trump's Shameful Threat to Annihilate Iran

“Mercy makes an exception to the rule of eye-for-eye. It does not punish, even though punishment is deserved.”

Things only get better if you make them so

“Unfortunately, lawlessness has taken hold of the world. The ‘rules-based order’ is collapsing.”

Why it is wise to avoid tainted people, while seeking inspiration in the good

How Trump’s fake Nobel Prize and other sycophantic nonsense can help explain Iran War propaganda

Applying lessons from the ethics of war to President Trump's attack on Iran

Bad Bunny, Green Day, and the rebellious tradition of American art

“The Super Bowl has spawned two rival half-time shows, both offering quite different visions of America.”

How the grammar of tyranny helps explain Trump’s conception of power

“Cynicism corrupts society and deadens the soul. If everything is rotten, it may seem rational to give up. But then the snakes win.”

Learning lessons on nonviolence from Martin Luther King, Jr. and the nonviolent tradition

Martin Luther King, Jr. and other moral heroes: on finding the "courage to be" in dark times

“When disaster strikes, we must fortify our commitment to the good against the temptations of cynicism and despair.”

Tragic Themes in the Trump Opera

We can do better in 2026

“The turn of the new year is an opportunity to take stock of what we value, to let go of bad habits and to begin again.”

Humanistic lessons from the Nativity

“Pouting prevents you from playing well, and a cheater’s medal is a tarnished reminder of misbehavior.”

“Pouting prevents you from playing well, and a cheater’s medal is a tarnished reminder of misbehavior.”

“In giving thanks, we should cultivate a humble, forgiving, cheerful and open mind,” writes Fresno State Philosophy Professor Andrew Fiala.

“In giving thanks, we should cultivate a humble, forgiving, cheerful and open mind,” writes Fresno State Philosophy Professor Andrew Fiala.

“Whether we are enhancing or undermining our humanity ought to be the focus of moral reflection on new technology.”

“Whether we are enhancing or undermining our humanity ought to be the focus of moral reflection on new technology.”

“Our political leaders have a ‘free exercise’ right to pray. But this becomes problematic when the government leads a religious revival.”

“Legal authorities should protect both protesters and counter-protesters, who each have a right to protest.”