A Study in Superfluity
Veronica Toth explores utilitarianism through intellectual history and lived experience.
Peter Singer
Chick-fil-A Refuses to Serve Gay . . . Chickens
In an unprecedented response to gay rights advocates, Chick-fil-A is refusing to serve gay chickens to its largely heterosexual Christian clientele. When asked why they were refusing to debeak and massacre countless little baby chicks, who happen to share an attraction for one another, a Chick-fil-A representative claimed that it is “not in God’s plan […]
Lessons from My Daughter: Reflections on Life, Death, the Church, and Utilitarian Ethics
On November 23, 1993, my wife and I were suddenly thrown into an unknown country, the one of people with disabilities and their families.1 Our daughter Karis was born with cerebral palsy. All four hemispheres of her body suffered significant movement damage; she could not eat, get dressed, brush her teeth, comb her hair, or […]