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Firmin DeBrabander is a professor of philosophy at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and author of the upcoming book Life After Privacy.
The torso of a man pulling a silver-and-black handgun from under his jacket, on a city street with several pedestrians visible behind him.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Firmin DeBrabander
The Supreme Court has thrown out even widely accepted and eminently sensible restrictions on guns. It is time for the U.S. bishops to call out the lawmakers and judges who enable our culture of violence.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Firmin DeBrabander
Many are no doubt pleased with revelations that expose the hypocrisy of a Catholic priest—again. But what does this incident mean for the rest of us?
FaithFaith and Reason
Firmin DeBrabander
While we seem to take privacy seriously as a culture, in reality we allow unfettered access to our personal information in countless ways.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Firmin DeBrabander
Has the coronavirus revealed that a good college education can be obtained online? No, writes Firmin DeBrabander, there is no substitute for three-dimensional debate.
STAND YOUR GROUND? Chris Williams holds a firearm as he attends a rally against Initiative 594 at the state capitol in Olympia, Wash., Dec. 13, 2014.
Firmin DeBrabander
The common good is the first victim of America’s gun culture.