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Matthew LoftusEthicsEducation

community impact - Doctors Without Boredom

When I was in college, I spent three summers living in Kenya and working in Kibera, an urban slum that is home to over a million people. It was there that I first felt called to long-term cross-cultural work, worked […]

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poverty of imagination - Doctors Without Boredom

I mentioned my Comment review of Jamil Jivani’s debut book Why Young Men? before, and he’s done a follow-up interview with the associated Convivium: One of the things I explore in the book – which is a pretty defining part of […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomicsEducation

poverty of imagination - Doctors Without Boredom

I mentioned my Comment review of Jamil Jivani’s debut book Why Young Men? before, and he’s done a follow-up interview with the associated Convivium: One of the things I explore in the book – which is a pretty defining part of […]

Matthew LoftusEthicsEducationHealth & Medicine

professionalism: the emperor has no clothes! - Doctors Without Boredom

Medical professionals appeal to professionalism to guide their moral and ethical decision-making, but this is simply insufficient for the problems we face.

Matthew LoftusEthicsEducationHealth & Medicine

professionalism: the emperor has no clothes! - Doctors Without Boredom

Medical professionals appeal to professionalism to guide their moral and ethical decision-making, but this is simply insufficient for the problems we face.

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my review of Jamil Jivani's "Why Young Men?" - Doctors Without Boredom

I reviewed Jamil Jivani’s new book, Why Young Men?, for Comment magazine. It’s a fascinating (and sometimes frustrating) book that explores the very important question of why young men are radicalized and embrace violence. It is a bit tricky to nail down […]

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my review of Jamil Jivani's "Why Young Men?" - Doctors Without Boredom

I reviewed Jamil Jivani’s new book, Why Young Men?, for Comment magazine. It’s a fascinating (and sometimes frustrating) book that explores the very important question of why young men are radicalized and embrace violence. It is a bit tricky to nail down […]

Matthew LoftusEducation

what if college admissions gave priority to students attending low-income schools? - Doctors Without Boredom

Rachel Cohen reports on an intriguing idea to combat educational inequalities: Many of the white parents’ fears were prejudice, plain and simple. But Scott-Railton knew that the parents were right about one thing: Integrating the school could mean that the […]

Matthew LoftusEducation

what if college admissions gave priority to students attending low-income schools? - Doctors Without Boredom

Rachel Cohen reports on an intriguing idea to combat educational inequalities: Many of the white parents’ fears were prejudice, plain and simple. But Scott-Railton knew that the parents were right about one thing: Integrating the school could mean that the […]

Joseph MinichFeaturedEducationCulture War

A Case Against Binding Consciences in the School Debates

Christians should not issue blanket statements condemning all public schools. The reality is much more complex and such declarations are not helpful.

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Ben Sasse, James K. A. Smith, and Smuggling in Virtue | Mere Orthodoxy

One of the chief questions about Ben Sasse's civil catechesis project is how it can actually take hold in a society that has limited basis for embracing it.

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Progressives, Harry Potter, and Little Platoons | Mere Orthodoxy

Part of the reasons progressives love Harry Potter is that it offers the allure of ancient ritual without the rigorous demand of dogma.