Public moral discourse is toxic. One reason it’s so bad is that people use their discussions of morality and politics for self-promotion, rather than to help others. You may have heard people accuse ...

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A pejorative term that refers to expressing opinions on social media that make one sound virtuous or charitable. Virtue signaling implies that the person is making comments without actually doing ...

Virtue signaling is the bane of contemporary civic life. Politicians, political parties, nonprofit organizations and even corporations loudly proclaim support for whatever cause is either trendy or ...