One key to understanding much of the bewildering behavior we see around us is to recognize the power and popularity of “virtue signaling.” Keeping virtue signaling in mind will help you understand a ...

Virtue signaling is a newish term for moralizing, getting on our high horse, and claiming we’re more moral than other people, the low-life people out there who we gossip and snark about. Moralizing is ...

Self-righteous. Pretentious. Sanctimonious. The list of choice adjectives applied to people who take “eco-friendly” actions goes on. Why is it that we so love to hate the “tree huggers”? Think: ...

The phrase “virtue signaling” had not come into full vogue at that time, but that's exactly what it was. What do we mean by virtue signaling? It is when individuals or groups conspicuously exhibit ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There is nothing wrong with virtue signaling. Go on, put an “In this house, we believe…” sign in the yard. Wear a MAGA cap. Paste an “I stand with whatever ...