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First Words

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Limited incentives

Incentivizing good behavior can suffocate morality.
by Peter W. Marty
May 27, 2021

First Words

Why do we prize ownership?

Our possessive instinct goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden.
by Peter W. Marty
May 13, 2021

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