Category Archives: Ethics

Do The Strict Ethics Of Torah Make It Difficult For Jews To Compete?

“I know the Torah is pretty clear about certain practices. I know that the Talmud interprets the law in ways that may seem to contradict the letter, if not the spirit of the Torah. I know that business practices by … Continue reading

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Should American Black Be Grateful That Whites Fought A Civil War To Free Them?

Comments to Steve Sailer: * Ta-Nehisi Coates–among many others–insists that the American Civil War was solely about slavery. I haven’t read enough Civil War history to know whether that’s the case. One of the things that puzzles me about that … Continue reading

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How To Spot Bad People

Comments to Steve Sailer: * Here are five biographical questions which can eliminate, IMO, 95% of bad people (based on my experience and seeing patterns): Did he or she grow up in a two-parent household? Are his or her parents … Continue reading

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Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor

by Garrett Hardin, Psychology Today, September 1974 Environmentalists use the metaphor of the earth as a “spaceship” in trying to persuade countries, industries and people to stop wasting and polluting our natural resources. Since we all share life on this … Continue reading

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The Jewish Laws Of Proper Speech

I’m listening to some classes on lashon hara (forbidden speech according to Torah) on YUTorah.org and I am disappointed by how ignorant they are. YUTorah.org presents Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman as an expert in this topic. Fourteen minutes into one … Continue reading

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