Michael Robillard

Dr. Michael Robillard is an independent scholar, philosopher, and US Army veteran. He has held prior academic posts at the University of Notre Dame, the University of Oxford, and the US Naval Academy.

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Rethinking Judith Jarvis Thomson’s Defense of Abortion

The abortion debate is primarily concerned with the bodily autonomy of the mother and/or of the fetus. The rights and duties of the father are seldom discussed.

Michael Robillard

19 Sep 2021 · 7 min read

The Incoherence of Gender Ideology

To understand the coherence and moral import of transgender rights claims, we must first define what it is that we mean by “transgender.”

Michael Robillard

4 Aug 2021 · 21 min read

On the Dangers of Big COVID

One need not posit some secret cabal of illuminati lizard people or the creation of a clandestine 5G-COVID bioweapon to make sense of the rise and potential dangers of Big COVID.

Michael Robillard

3 Jul 2021 · 14 min read

In Defense of Offense

The uncomfortable physiological feeling of hearing offensive speech, it would then seem, vindicates this view that one is being attacked.

Michael Robillard

5 Feb 2018 · 15 min read