“From Hitler to Mother Teresa: 6 Degrees of Empathy”
Read a June 13, 2011, New York Times review of British scholar Simon Baron-Cohen’s book, The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty. See also an excerpt of the book.
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“State legislators vote to speed up adoptions, including setting a deadline for parents”
June 5, 2013, article about a new Michigan law that would speed up the adoption process.
“Is Religion Evil?”
Read a July 23, 2011, column by Ken Chitwood about evil in the aftermath of the July 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway, posted on the website of the Houston Chronicle.
“Jindal signs bill aimed at easing adoption rules”
May 31, 2013, The Advocate article about a new Louisiana law aimed at making adoption easier.
“Simply Evil”
Read “Simply Evil,” a Sept. 5, 2011, column by Christopher Hitchens at Slate.com written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
“Bill would give NY adoptees access to birth certificate, medical history”
June 11, 2013, Brooklyn Daily Eagle article about a proposed “Adoptee Bill of Rights” that is being considered in the New York State Assembly.
“Evildoers and Us”
Read a September 11, 2011 essay on the problem of evil, written by Alan Wolfe and published in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Philip Zimbardo
Philip Zimbardo, Stanford University professor emeritus of psychology, is the author of The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. He was director of the Stanford Prison Experiment.
“Adoption Today”
Adoption Today magazine is a resource for domestic and international adoption. Email through the website.