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Let’s Get the Facts First

etweber@gmail.com — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 16:05:51 +0000

Guest View article on pain medicine & the opioid epidemic by Dr. Paul T. Davis in the The Courier (Findlay, OH), November 5, 2019, A4..

A moving & humane argument concerning medicare and opioid prescriptions* There is no question that every reasonable and effective method to stop the opioid epidemic should be investigated, and if proven effective, implemented. The horrors and wrecked lives this epidemic have caused are all too real to many people of all ages. However, we must […]

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Trump’s Blind Faith in Tax Cuts Won’t Work, Just Look at the Evidence

etweber@gmail.com — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 23:46:24 +0000

Piece originally published in The Herald Leader, October 13, 2016. . After watching the first Presidential debate, I was struck by how little Donald Trump had to offer in terms of actual policy proposals. He suggested renegotiating trade deals, but that’s not something he can unilaterally do. I’m skeptical. The things government can do on its own, among his recommendations, included lowering taxes for the wealthy […] Continue reading →

End Corporal Punishment in Public Schools

etweber@gmail.com — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 21:57:21 +0000

First published in The Herald Leader (Lexington, KY), Sunday, 9/25/16, 4-5C.. On September 4th, The Herald Leader of Lexington, KY, published an in-depth news article on the subject of corporal punishment in public schools. It was still early in the school year, which makes such topics timely. I had written a draft to send them on the subject, but the news article offered many specifics to […] Continue reading →

Interview on Science & Religion in The Tehran Times

etweber@gmail.com — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:28:38 +0000

This piece was originally published on August 1, 2016, pages 1 and 9. . It’s an honor and a pleasure to be interviewed for The Tehran Times. I am especially grateful that the put the very philosophical interview I gave on the front page of the newspaper. The Tehran Times is Iran’s major English language newspaper. I have had the opportunity to talk quite a few times about philosophy […] Continue reading →

“Correcting Political Correctness”

etweber@gmail.com — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 20:04:02 +0000

Published in "The Philosophers' Magazine," issue 72, 1st Quarter 2016, 113-114.. I had the pleasure of receiving a request to write for The Philosophers’ Magazine, which was planning an issue on “50 New Ideas.” My proposal was to revisit and rethink an old idea that people have been criticizing quite a lot lately: political correctness. Click here or on the photo of the piece here to open a PDF […] Continue reading →

Tehran Times Front Page on ‘Uniting MS’

etweber@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:31:07 +0000

Check out the front page of February 28th’s Tehran Times. I gave an interview on Uniting Mississippi and was honored with some pretty cool real estate in the paper. Here’s an image of the cover and below that I’ve got links for a clipped PDF of the interview and to the regular text version on their site: Click on […] Continue reading →

Reciprocal Goodwill Is Answer to Flag Issue

Eric Thomas Weber — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 04:36:42 +0000

My latest Clarion Ledger piece, published December 8, 2015, 8A.. My latest piece in the Clarion Ledger draws on Aristotle’s insights about friendship, which he called acknowledged reciprocal goodwill. We sure need more of that in Mississippi. Click here or on the Clarion Ledger logo on the right to read the piece on their Web site. You can also see a scan of the printed piece on […] Continue reading →

“Trump’s slogans not enough to win”

Eric Thomas Weber — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 21:03:29 +0000

Interview with Javad Heiran-Nia in Tehran Times, November 1, 2015, 1 & 11.. I have again had the great opportunity to give an interview for reporter Javad Hieran-Nia of The Tehran Times, Iran’s major English-language newspaper. I feel honored to have my interview again land the first page of the paper. The image on right is of the front page, but is also a link to a printable Adobe […] Continue reading →

The Nonsense of Beating Sense into Kids

Eric Thomas Weber — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:30:47 +0000

Eric Thomas Weber, first published September 1, 2015 in The Prindle Post.. The start of another academic year is cause to reflect on the aims of education and the fact that 19 states in the U.S. still use corporal punishment in public schools. Many have yet to learn the counterproductive and harmful effects of disciplining kids with violence. Nowhere is the mistake more troubling than in our public […] Continue reading →

Mr. Bryant, Take Down the Flag

Eric Thomas Weber — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 14:59:48 +0000

or "Governor, Take Down This Flag," in The Clarion Ledger, September 20, 2015, 2C.. My piece, “Mr. Bryant, Take Down the Flag,” came out in The Clarion Ledger this morning. In the printed version, the title is “Governor, Take Down this Flag.” For the next week or two, please head to the electronic version of the piece on the newspaper’s site. You can download and print a PDF of the article […] Continue reading →