Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multiple values that ...

Many of us reinforce our healthy connections and relationship with intentional behaviors like open conversations, words of affirmation, and basic empathy. But there are also many things a good person ...

Usually defined by their emotional intelligence or social awareness, the true nature of a “good” person is their empathy — and their willingness to make space for it amid the chaos of everyday life.

Your value isn't solely determined by how happy you make others. I've written about the downside of being the hero and argued that doing so doesn't necessarily imply that one is a good person. The ...

What does striving to be a good person mean? It might imply that your goodness has not yet been achieved. How would you know you’ve attained good person status? How much would you be relying upon the ...

Why is American politics so polarized around issues of race, class, and social identity? And why do some people act in prejudiced ways even when they intend to be fair? Keith Payne uses experimental ...

Find today’s readings here. One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, ”Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord ...