David Hegg | The ‘Upstream’ Ethics of Intellectual Honesty
By David Hegg This column is all about this premise: It is more ethical, and more beneficial, to seek the truth and tell the truth
By David Hegg This column is all about this premise: It is more ethical, and more beneficial, to seek the truth and tell the truth
By David Hegg In the West we are preoccupied with doing, with attaining, with accomplishment. We work longer hours to meet the demands of longer
By David Hegg I write today as a son, a father, and a grandfather, and never in my life have I sensed the need for
By David Hegg I have come to believe if you say something outrageous loud enough and often enough people come to believe it. Over time
By David Hegg Growing up in the eastern side of Washington state, summer always started with the month of June. And even though we SoCal
By David Hegg Years ago I suffered a through a bout of vertigo as a result of an inner ear dysfunction. Fortunately, my symptoms were
By David Hegg On Mother’s Day last weekend my wife and I were treated to a performance of “Les Miserables” at the Pantages. What a
By David Hegg Today across the nation, millions of moms are getting candy, flowers, cards and more from those who love and appreciate the monumental
By David Hegg There is a growing tendency in our society to engage eagerly in conversations with others so long as we get to be
By David Hegg Ever notice how no one in our society is ever wrong? I’m not talking about missing a test question or predicting the
By David Hegg For nearly 2,000 years Christians have celebrated the emptiness of a tomb outside the old city of Jerusalem. Whether it is known
By David Hegg Someone has said “you will always have time to do the things you really need to do.” I’m not sure that is
By David Hegg In our society the words “knowledge” and “wisdom” often are taken as synonyms. But it wasn’t always so. In the ancient world
By David Hegg I have always been very intrigued by politics, and especially the discourse between opposing parties. Argument — done well — is both
By David Hegg For most of human history, philosophy and ethics were based on what is known as the “axial” view of human existence. The
By David Hegg It is well known that the illusion of secrecy tends to strengthen the will to do evil. That is, we are more
By David Hegg Recently, I finished a great book recounting the exploits of Dog Company, the group of Army Rangers that led the assault up
By David Hegg It is popular today to suggest our country is experiencing a lack of leadership. In the current political discussions I hear it
By David Hegg Back in 1973, the renowned populist philosopher Dirty Harry gave the western world one of the all-time great principles of life: A
By David Hegg We’ve all heard it: There are none so blind as those who will not see. Although this cogent statement rises out of
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