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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems more relevant than […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-13-at-6.20.43-PM-36x36.png "On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable")
On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentAVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems more relevant than […]
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Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsAVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought against each other: […]
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For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 4 CommentsAVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for Allie and for […]
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![His observations and analysis from inside the Ivy League are compelling, but the professor’s solution is as elitist as his career path. William Deresiewicz argues that today’s elite educational institutions produce excellent […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Ivy-League-115x115.jpg "Excellent Sheep: the Miseducation of the American Elite by William Deresiewicz, an Elitist Who Knows")
Excellent Sheep: the Miseducation of the American Elite by William Deresiewicz, an Elitist Who Knows
Posted on February 26, 2015 | No CommentsHis observations and analysis from inside the Ivy League are compelling, but the professor’s solution is as elitist as his career path. William Deresiewicz argues that today’s elite educational institutions produce excellent […]