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Recent Dan Piraro Commentaries

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The Pope of Hope
Many are acquainted with Dan Piraro’s day job as an artist/satirist who tries to make sense of our world through his cartoon images. However, in real life, he’s a philosopher who motivates us to… are you sitting down… actually think. What has this got to do with ethics? During times of high-stress, we all need to be responsible for our...
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July 1, 2020
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The Piraro Principle
This cartoon, from the wry and witty mind of Dan Piraro, could not be more timely. The first meaning suggests that we expect others to change rather than ourselves. However, a second meaning, Piraro says, “insinuates how we try the same failed things over and over, expecting the results to change.” The cartoon is the visual equivalent of an expression...
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June 3, 2020
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I first read Clarence Darrow for an American Jurisprudence class in college and have returned to his work several times since. He is widely regarded...
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Accountability, Optional
On October 7, 2025, Pam Bondi, the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, appeared before a Senate oversight committee and refused to answer question after question,...
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