Gregg D Caruso
@greggdcaruso.bsky.social
Philosopher and Director of the Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics at Fairfield University | Free Will, Moral Responsibility, Punishment, Phil of Law, Phil Mind, Applied Ethics, Social-Political, Neurolaw, etc.
Congratulations!
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Congratulations!
Not in reality! No, it's not cheaper.
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Not in reality! No, it's not cheaper.
This is austerity not in the traditional fiscal sense of cutting budgets, but in a moral and political sense: a refusal to invest in human flourishing. [4/4]
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is austerity not in the traditional fiscal sense of cutting budgets, but in a moral and political sense: a refusal to invest in human flourishing. [4/4]
Prisons have become a substitute for mental health institutions, drug treatment centers, and welfare programs—a mechanism to manage inequality and social dislocation without confronting them directly. [3/4]
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Prisons have become a substitute for mental health institutions, drug treatment centers, and welfare programs—a mechanism to manage inequality and social dislocation without confronting them directly. [3/4]
Rather than spending on education, housing, healthcare, and job programs that could prevent crime and alleviate poverty, the U.S. has chosen the cheaper, more punitive route of incarceration. [2/4]
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Rather than spending on education, housing, healthcare, and job programs that could prevent crime and alleviate poverty, the U.S. has chosen the cheaper, more punitive route of incarceration. [2/4]