Resilient Politics, The Virtue of Justice

Why Ice’s Current Behavior Matters to Everyone

In this post, I want to discuss why ICE’s current behavior matters to everyone, whether you are democrat, republican, libertarian, or something else. To explain this, let me tell you about several recent events in the news, some of which you are probably aware. One: On March 15 of last year, ICE deported a man… Continue reading Why Ice’s Current Behavior Matters to Everyone

The Virtue of Justice

Why Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Deportation Matters to All of Us

If you have read the news lately, you may have run across the name Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Garcia is an immigrant who recently suffered deportation. I will return to his case in a moment. Picture courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. But first I would like you to imagine a situation I will call the Trespasser Scenario.… Continue reading Why Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Deportation Matters to All of Us

The Virtue of Justice

How to Know if You are Truly Just: A Lesson from Socrates

I care about being a just person. I’m sure you do, too. People disagree about what justice is exactly. For instance, some people equate justice merely with obeying the law of the land. However, that can’t be what justice is because sometimes the laws of the land are evil, for instance in cases of slavery… Continue reading How to Know if You are Truly Just: A Lesson from Socrates