I greatly appreciate Hilzoy’s writings at Obisidan Wings. Her posts are bracing– the make me think about issues in ways I’ve never considered before.
The Blame Game was my favorite Hilzoy post of the year. About real contrition; the key to living a moral life.
Hared is a Poison is a classic, brilliant, Hilzoy post that springboards from C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christiaity.
The responsibility to get it right, an upbraiding of those who refuse to take responsiblities for the wrongs they encourage.
Together with Katherine, they tackled torture this year. Her posts cut to the heart of the matter; in general, her call to examine torture clearly is a great introduction to complex thought on the topic. Working with Katherine she details our abuses and shady dealings. Maher Arar is the category that deals with torture– it has far too many posts for a shining city on the hill.