Ethics and Responsibility

We tend to believe that we are the authors of our thoughts and actions—that we decide, choose, and direct our lives from within. This piece examines that assumption closely and asks a simple but unsettling question: what if the sense of ownership we take for granted is not what it appears to be? We speak

WHY WE BUILD RULES AT ALL Every society that has ever existed has had rules. It doesn’t matter whether we’re talking about a small tribe, an ancient empire, a religious community, or a modern nation-state. Wherever human beings live together, they draw lines. They decide what is allowed and what is not. They create customs,