Texas law SB8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, has gone into effect banning abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy, which is often before someone knows that they are pregnant. I have to admit that I feel stunned by the degree to which parts of the United States are backsliding on what I believe are basic accomplishments of social and political progress. And to add more damage to the mix, the right of action here is vested in individuals as opposed to in the state, thus deputizing a minor...

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds” goes a famous Emerson quote. People often drop the word “foolish,” suggesting that all forms of consistency are only for little minds. From the larger context of the Self Reliance essay though it would seem that Emerson was rejecting consistency when it means never changing one’s mind, not even after having a new insight or obtaining new information. Or when consistency means going along uncritically with the prevailing public opinion. ...

Texas law SB8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, has gone into effect banning abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy, which is often before someone knows that they are pregnant. I have to admit that I feel stunned by the degree to which parts of the United States are backsliding on what I believe are basic accomplishments of social and political progress. And to add more damage to the mix, the right of action here is vested in individuals as opposed to in the state, thus deputizing a minor...

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds” goes a famous Emerson quote. People often drop the word “foolish,” suggesting that all forms of consistency are only for little minds. From the larger context of the Self Reliance essay though it would seem that Emerson was rejecting consistency when it means never changing one’s mind, not even after having a new insight or obtaining new information. Or when consistency means going along uncritically with the prevailing public opinion. ...