Ben Burgis

Ben Burgis is the author of Give Them An Argument: Logic for the Left, which is available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. He’s also a regular on The Michael Brooks Show on Tuesday nights.

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In Defense of Compatibilism: A Response to Edwards and Coyne

William Edwards frames the quarrel as an argument between thinkers who believe in free will

Ben Burgis

29 Jul 2019 · 10 min read

Marx Deserves Better Critics

In his opening statement in the debate with Žižek, Peterson said that Marx’s solution to the ills of capitalism was “bloody violent revolution.” That’s not quite right.

Ben Burgis

24 Apr 2019 · 8 min read

If a pregnant woman has the legal option to abort but is unable to raise a child in her financial circumstances, she has fewer meaningful choices than a woman who lives in a society with legal abortion and generously state-subsidized childcare.

Ben Burgis / Matt McManus

17 Apr 2019 · 10 min read

Ben Burgis

In Defense of Compatibilism: A Response to Edwards and Coyne

Marx Deserves Better Critics

Why Everyone Values Freedom