Does Religion Impede Economic Development?
Protestantism was a movement of protest against the Catholic Church and the severing of ties with its centralised, hierarchical institutions.
Rumy Hasan
· 6 min read
In Search of Utopia for Lobsters Like Us
We must therefore be wary of social or political arrangements that offer us equality of status, without the corresponding burden of self-reflection and improvement.
Oliver Waters
· 12 min read
Harris, Lilla, and the Politics of Identity
For only then can reason ensure that the moral and social bonds of universal human brotherhood are sustained.
John R. Wood, Jr.
· 5 min read
A Plea To Trans Activists: We Can Protect Trans Rights Without Denying Biology
Critical thinking is not hate; it builds understanding and establishes foundations that are robust and can protect trans people without compromising the rights of women.
Debbie Hayton
· 8 min read
"Basketball!" Deconstruction of a Hockey Game Taunt
Perhaps there is a better remedy: alternate dispute resolution. Have the foursome meet face-to-face with Smith-Pelly (with his consent) in the presence of others. Let the taunters explain what they meant.
Steven Lewis
· 14 min read
The Strange Truth About Alternative Facts
Now if a single moral judgment depends on a unit of analysis, then surely a political philosophy that imagines some sort of societal structure that maximizes some moral values (whatever they may be), must also depend on a unit of analysis.
Stuart Doyle
· 5 min read
"Which Side Are You On?"
This question was robotically intoned by a dozen or so students led by a young woman in a ‘Stay Woke’ jacket.
Andy Ngo
· 7 min read
With Stories Like These, Who Needs Talent? Part IV: The Sadia Shepard Incident
Many of their writers seem unable to conceive of life outside of a closed system controlled by a large bureaucracy.
Sandra Kotta
· 16 min read
Inquiry and Ideology in the Battle of Ideas
Rather scathingly, Frye notes that “in weak or insecure minds such a collision produces immediate panic, followed by elaborate defensive reactions.”
Brian Russell Graham
· 8 min read
The Privilege Paradox
Even this cursory glance reveals two important facts about the usage of the word ‘privilege’ today.
Samuel Biagetti
· 10 min read
The Convergent Case for Veganism
But given the many possible human diets from paleo to DASH, isn’t it highly unlikely that one ends up with the very best of all of the above?
Jacy Reese
· 6 min read
“What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?” A Discussion of Helen Dale’s Kingdom of the Wicked
Are there any reasons for thinking that the Romans could have had an industrial revolution?
Robert Darby
· 15 min read
Weighing the Threats to American Democracy
The ability to fire someone for their politics or deny them a job on account of factors unrelated to their qualifications is a form of power.
Gideon Scopes
· 13 min read
Online Hate Speech and the Nazi Pug
“Hate speech” has become the reliable battle-cry of the modern-day censor, but it is a largely meaningless concept.
Matthew Mott
· 6 min read
With Stories Like These, Who Needs Talent? Part III: The Spirit of the Age
Lerner earned a BA in Political Science from Brown University, as well as an MFA in poetry from the same institution.
Sandra Kotta
· 15 min read