Matt McManus - Quillette (Page 2)

Understanding Postmodern Conservatism: A Reply To Aaron Hanlon

Professor Hanlon argues that, far from independently causing Trump, many postmodern theorists can actually help us understand the rise of Trumpism.

Matt McManus

4 Sep 2018 · 11 min read

What Is the Law?

How can we base any stable conception of law on moral notions about which reasonable people are bound to disagree?

Matt McManus

31 Aug 2018 · 11 min read

Is There Anybody In There?—Derek Parfit’s Criticism of the Self

Parfit was concerned with the perplexing question of the self and personal identity. Do we have self? If so, what is it? Does the self possess any value?

Matt McManus

7 Aug 2018 · 11 min read

Why Should We Be Good?

Today we are witnessing an irrepressible and admirable pushback against the specters of ‘cultural relativism’ and moral ‘nihilism.’

Matt McManus

7 Jul 2018 · 10 min read

Post-Postmodernism on the Left

Postmodernism has never been as unpopular as it is today, especially on the right of the political spectrum.

Matt McManus

13 Jun 2018 · 10 min read

Three Justifications for Liberalism

The fact that the complex history of liberalism is largely ignored by both its opponents and its alleged friends

Matt McManus

26 May 2018 · 10 min read

The Emergence and Rise of Postmodern Conservatism

The locus of many conservative criticisms of postmodernism seems to be twofold.

Matt McManus

17 May 2018 · 10 min read

Two Arguments for Inequality

The consequentialist justification for inequality comes in many different forms but in substance it is largely the same.

Matt McManus

10 May 2018 · 10 min read

Liberalism, Classical and Egalitarian

These modern classical liberals have a diverse array of opinions on a wide array of issues. Summarizing them all would be impossible.

Matt McManus

5 May 2018 · 15 min read

In Defence of Critical Legal Theory: A Reply to Andrew Kelman

The pursuit of collective ‘social justice’ at the expense of evidentiary standards would have a tremendously negative impact on the legal system.

Matt McManus

14 Apr 2018 · 9 min read