A Generation of Hope
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Charity. Here is the introductory post for the Symposium. Here is a list of all posts so far. I have some experience on the...
Daily Archive: December 1, 2012
Ghosts
I am—thankfully, luckily, or otherwise—a novice mourner. I remember my maternal grandfather dying when I was seven after a long illness; I don’t have any memories of him before he was sick. I lost...
The Uncanny Valley: It’s a Nice Place to Visit, But You Wouldn’t Want to Live There
From How a Creepy Car Insurance Idea Could Save Thousands of Lives (and the Planet) at The Atlantic: “Lots of markets deal with some kind of market failure, and car insurance is no exception....
Help.
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Charity. Here is the introductory post for the Symposium. Here is a list of all posts so far. Synopsis: Charity is mostly self-regarding. It’s...
Charity Symposium
It was 4:10 am. My wife and I were awoken by a strange popping sound outside our window. I got up to investigate and found that the townhouses in our row were being engulfed...
