Alma Acevedo

Dr Alma Acevedo teaches courses in applied ethics. Her writing has appeared in MercatorNet, First Things, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. She has also published in, and serves as peer reviewer for, several prestigious scholarly journals. She holds PhD and Master’s degrees in business administration, and a Master of Arts in Philosophy. Her main writing interest is the intersection of moral philosophy and current affairs.

Laughter misplaced in Les Misérables

21 Jan 2013 |

tags: cinema, Les Misérables, manners, texting

When an audience member laughs (while texting) at one of the most moving moments in Les Misérables, what does it say about today's society and the individuals who inhabit it?

The wise men’s gift

4 Jan 2013 |

tags: Christianity, Christmas, Ephiphany

The traditional Christian feast of the Epiphany offers an abundance of life lessons for those willing to reflect on its meaning.

The audacity of pose

31 Oct 2012 |

tags: Barack Obama, election 2012, rhetoric

Soaring words are for the birds. You campaign with poetry, but you govern with prose.

Dr Capable or Mr Charm?

23 Oct 2012 |

tags: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney

Should we like politicians who send the charm meter off the scale, or those who have decency and good judgment?

Of wars and women

16 Oct 2012 |

tags: justice, US presidential election, women

The rhetoric of warfare in the US election campaign masks an unjust cause.

Those “deeply personal” political decisions

11 Sep 2012 |

tags: 2012 elections, conscience, tolerance

The hoary political cliché “I’m personally opposed, but…” might mean tolerance. More often it means indifference, hesitation, deceit, or cowardice.

The season for commencement has begun…

29 May 2012 |

tags: higher education

Enough of comedians and dissenters at the podium. Bring back speakers who offer direction for life's journey.

Professing at the podium

16 Nov 2011 |

tags: higher education, post-modernism

The problem with some professors is that they only seem to know one thing: problems.

“I remember myself…”

16 Dec 2010 |

tags: personhood, right to life, unborn child

An unassailable pro-life argument was handed to me by a four-year-old.