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How Economic Liberalism can Undermine Moral Norms

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Teacher Turnover, Composition, and Qualifications in the Year-Round School Setting

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Against Inefficacy Objections

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Book Review: Fall by Neal Stephenson

Have you ever entertained the idea that we could "download" ourselves into a computer and then keep living in a digital world? Yeah, me too. What I imagine with great discomfort, Neal Stephenson brings to life in his latest book. The book starts with a…

Steven C. McMullenJuly 21, 2019

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Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 5

This post is the fifth in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents for the…

Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019

Articles & Essays Ethics General Economics Papers & Presentations Uncategorized

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 4

This post is the fourth in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents for the…

Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019

Articles & Essays Ethics General Economics Papers & Presentations Uncategorized

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 3

This post is the third in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents for the…

Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019

Articles & Essays Ethics General Economics Papers & Presentations

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 2

This post is the second in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents for the…

Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019

Articles & Essays Ethics General Economics Papers & Presentations

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians. Part 1

This post is the first in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents, of sorts,…

Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019

Book Reviews

Reforming American Politics

Harold Heie's new book models a reform of American politics almost more than it explains. Heie started the project by inviting a broad selection of people to engage in arranged conversations, online, about contentious topics. Those he invited were chosen, and paired up, with the…

Steven C. McMullenMay 29, 2019

Animal Ethics Ethics General Economics

Why are Veggie Burgers so Expensive?

This is a big week for plant-based meat alternatives. The news of the Impossible Whopper is exciting for those of us who still love the idea of fast-food burgers. There is also the news that Beyond Meat is going public, which means that people will…

Steven C. McMullenApril 5, 2019

Animal Ethics Ethics

Impossible Meat Explosion

A number of restaurants have recently adopted some new plant-based meat alternatives on their menus. The biggest one yet is the introduction of the "Impossible Whopper," a burger king experiment in which their classic whopper beef patty was replaced with the Impossible Burger, starting in…

Steven C. McMullenApril 1, 2019

Articles & Essays Chapter Ethics

Waste and Efficiency in a Consumer Economy

This essay appears in Multifaceted Explorations of Consumer Culture and Its Impact on Individuals and Society. (D. Burns, editor, IGI Global. 2018.) INTRODUCTION In many urban areas, both when it is legal and when it is not, you can find individuals gaining a large portion…

Steven C. McMullenMarch 18, 2019

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Letter: Welcome Refugees into Ottawa County

In anticipation of the vote by the Ottawa County Commission regarding the resettlement of refugees, I wrote this letter. Because this same debate is happening in counties all over the country, I share it here publicly. Dear Commissioners, In the coming week, you will all…

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Middle-Class Wage Stagnation?

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Why Colleges will not be Replaced by Online Education

This is the fourth in a series on the economics of higher education. The first three posts in this series can be found here: Higher Education and Covid-19Why Emergency Cost Cutting in Higher Ed is So DamagingShould Colleges Merge? Internet technologies have changed higher education…

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How Economic Liberalism can Undermine Moral Norms

Teacher Turnover, Composition, and Qualifications in the Year-Round School Setting

Against Inefficacy Objections

Book Review: Fall by Neal Stephenson

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 5

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 4

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 3

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 2

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians. Part 1

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Waste and Efficiency in a Consumer Economy

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