In contemporary life, many people's sense of agency is diminishing. Isolation, social media, economic and existential uncertainty, institutional decay–as well as the endless self-help content and essays–all point toward an anxiety about our own capacity to act well in relation to each other and our values. There is general malaise regarding our own sense of […]

Join us for a special Drink and Think in San Marcos, TX, benefitting the Blanco River Academy. We'll be spending an evening exploring the question, What is the purpose of education? Hosted by the Barnards at their home in San Marcos, Texas. This is a fundraiser and tickets are $15, which includes one drink ticket. […]

"DANGER WILL ROBINSON!" AI promises to disrupt every aspect of human life - the economy, education, business, the arts, relationships, entertainment, and even what we mean by human intelligence. What will remain for us mere humans? What remains distinctly human in an age of robots? Will we know the difference? Will we even care? Drink […]

This Spring brings us yet another local city council election, bringing with it a slew of candidate forums, yard signs, and Facebook fights. By the time this discussion comes around, we'll have considered views on affordable housing, street construction, zoning, economic development, homelessness, and other issues of great importance to our citizenry. But underneath it […]

I've heard that for people with summer birthdays, it's all the rage to throw a birthday party for yourself and America's 250th at the same time... I'm going to spend […]