Santa is Bad for Society

An opinion piece I wrote for the San Diego Union Tribune, published December 21, 2022. I (half-jokingly) argue that Santa is bad for kids, parents, society, and the environment. It is time for the old man to retire. Parents who want to maintain the tradition should teach kids he is just a fictional character, like a superhero, for seasonal fun: kids won’t love him less, as that other red-suited flying man who rewards the just and punishes the wicked— Spiderman—proves! Here’s the link.

Bill Vanderburgh

Books:

David Hume on Miracles, Evidence, and Probability (Lexington 2019; paperback 2020).

(in preparation) Towards a more perfect DISUNION: Separating Church and State.

Bill Vanderburgh loves craft beer, Indian food, sailing, philosophy, and living in San Diego! Born in Montreal, Canada, Bill moved to the USA in 2001 to begin a career as a philosophy professor and higher education administrator. He moved to California in 2014, and to San Diego in 2016. Bill has traveled to 13 countries (so far!), including living in Australia for a year at age 16, a 10-day trip to Lebanon in 2015, and a summer motorcycling coast-to-coast across Canada after earning his Bachelor's degree.

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