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Archive, Michael Schulson, RD Blog, The CubitApril 28, 2015

The Ethics of Everest

By Michael Schulson

In the wake of tragedy, considering both the human and the moral costs of the ultimate sports pilgrimage.

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"We—all who hold religious liberty dear—must condemn the attack on Rushdie," writes Haroon Moghul. "But that’s not enough. Because sometimes our professed piety is performative or partisan; that is, our outrage is more about the criminal than the crime." https://t.co/95N792bTXo

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"The [Founding Fathers] knew that it would never be enough for denominations, or religions, to get along; that some groups would try to dominate, and that tyranny required legal mechanisms to stop it," write @tlecaque and @JLoganTomlin: https://t.co/E5f3sCMxAK

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In an interview on their new book "The Neutrality Trap," @berniemayer & @FontJackie tell @C_Stroop: "Social movements must be sensitive to chaotic disruption & strategic disruption. You need both for social change to happen & to be sustainable." Read more: https://t.co/vApE7MLLrX

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