Elegant, Limited Conservative
The Conservative Sensibility by George F. Will - A Book Review
The Conservative Sensibility (Hachette Books…
Topic: politics
Institution Formation
A Book Review of Leif Wenar, Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World (2018)
Leif Wenar, Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World (2018) outlines the current human scandal of resource-rich…
Whistleblowing: A Universal Challenge
A Book Review of Steven Kohn, The New Whistleblower’s Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What’s Right and Protecting Yourself (2017)
Steven Kohn, The New Whistleblower’s Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What’s Right and Protecting Yourself (2017) is a thorough…
Insight for Nations and Us
A Book Review of Jared Diamond, Upheaval (2019)
Jared Diamond, Upheaval (2019) offers a guidance model for nations based on the experience of individuals in dealing with intractable…
Quaker Universalist Fellowship Interview with Daniel A. Seeger
November 11, 2013
Daniel A. Seeger … To download an audio file of this interview of this interview click here. QUF : This is Cherie Roberts of the Quaker Universalist Fellowship, or QUF, as it is known. Today is Monday, November 11, 2013. I am here…
Commerce, Community, and the Regulations of Universal Love
John Woolman’s essay “A Plea for the Poor” provides a starting point for Dan Seeger’s reflections in this pamphlet, was a vigorous argument for justice and equality in economic relations. Thus, according to the author, if the universalist principles of Quaker belief extend an inner light and a spirit of love to all humankind, then certainly in today’s global world the ethics of Quakerism must extend to global economy. Seeger both reminds and makes the reader aware, therefore, that Friends from George Fox’s generations and beyond have questioned the moral crime of making human beings (as distinct from human labor) into a marketable commodity.