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Matthew LoftusEconomicsHealth & Medicine

follow the money, asthma prevention edition - Doctors Without Boredom

We'd save money if we tried to help prevent asthma attacks rather than just treating them acutely. Why don't we?

Charlie ClarkFeaturedEconomics and Business

Conscientious Producerism | Mere Orthodoxy

The challenges created by an alienating economy and alienating work requires us to rethink how we describe the Protestant doctrine of vocation.

Matthew LoftusArt

tara isabella burton, "the destroyer" - Doctors Without Boredom

A short story by Tara Isabella Burton about science, the body, and love.

Matthew LoftusFeaturedSexuality

Moral Formation and Sexual Abuse, Part II: Learning to love what is good by loving one another

In part two of his essay on the sexual abuse revelations Matt Loftus discusses what can be done to create a safer public square for women.

Matthew LoftusArt

my neighbor totoro - Doctors Without Boredom

A lot of kids' entertainment is like Doritos. My Neighbor Totoro is like a fresh strawberry.

Matthew Loftus

science should be more political, not less - Doctors Without Boredom

Looking at the Ebola epidemic and vaccines as examples of how to better promulgate science by acknowledging its political implications.

Jake MeadorCurrent Politics

In Defense of Josh Hawley | Mere Orthodoxy

Josh Hawley's remarks about the sexual revolution are fairly banal and similar to an extremely common view that exists across the political spectrum.

Matthew LoftusFeaturedSexuality

Moral Formation and Sexual Abuse Pt. 1: The Problem, How We Make It Worse, and How We Can't Make It Better

Matt Loftus describes the origins of our abuse crisis and explains why many of the conventional answers, including religious answers, are inadequate.

Matthew LoftusCulture

farewell to facebook - Doctors Without Boredom

I'm leaving Facebook. But don't worry, you will still have many opportunities to hear my opinions.

Matthew LoftusCulture

choosing our limitations - Doctors Without Boredom

If we want to get the benefits of community, we'll have to experience its limitations.

Matthew LoftusCriminal Justice

How the plea deal sausage gets made - Doctors Without Boredom

Justin Fenton digs deep into Baltimore's reception court, where 93% of felony convictions in Baltimore are made.

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Book Club: Confessions, Book VI

Book Club: Confessions, Book VI