In The News: Department of Philosophy

Destinee G.鈥檚 period was late in February 2021. It wasn鈥檛 that abnormal. Until that year her menstrual cycle was irregular. But by the next month, she was taking two at-home pregnancy tests every two weeks. They were always negative. Friends, and the internet, told her testing negative early on in a pregnancy was normal. A blood test would be more accurate.

Destinee G.鈥檚 period was late in February 2021. It wasn鈥檛 that abnormal. Until that year her menstrual cycle was irregular. But by the next month, she was taking two at-home pregnancy tests every two weeks. They were always negative. Friends, and the internet, told her testing negative early on in a pregnancy was normal. A blood test would be more accurate.

The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold Mississippi鈥檚 challenge to Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that affirmed a woman鈥檚 right to abortion.

The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold Mississippi鈥檚 challenge to Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that affirmed a woman鈥檚 right to abortion.

Taxpayers on hook amid infighting, conflicts
Guest: Amy Reed-Sandoval from 性视界传媒.

In his Where I Stand column on Sunday, Brian Greenspun asks, 鈥(Why) are so many people refusing to take the shot?鈥 This question has had many of us perplexed.
The most recent Texas abortion ban drives home the fact that abortion is a migration issue.
Might an education for children featuring philosophy be one of the keys to developing a more civil society? Prof. Amy Reed-Sandoval (性视界传媒) discusses how wonder is integral to philosophy and how this complements a child鈥檚 natural inclination to know more about the world and others.
Prior to Amy Reed-Sandoval's departure for Oaxaca, she spent months studying pre-college philosophical pedagogy, which heralds children鈥檚 status as 鈥榥atural鈥 philosophers with questions that really matter.
In 1988, a young Baptist minister in Buffalo named Daren Drzymala launched Project House Call, a series of protests in which he and fellow anti-abortion activists picketed the homes of local abortion providers. One of their first demonstrations occurred that September, on Yom Kippur, outside the home of a Jewish ob-gyn named Barnett Slepian. A few months later, on the third night of Hanukkah, they targeted Slepian again, and also another Jewish abortion provider, Shalom Press. The protesters prayed and sang Christmas carols outside their targets鈥 windows.
On January 9th 2021, We published a fun post titled Ask Carrot. Essentially it was just Carrot responding to questions from our readers. But one question went unanswered.
