Nicholas Phillips

Nicholas Phillips is a law student and writer based in New York. He is a research associate at Heterodox Academy.

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The Fallacy of Techno-Optimism

Instead of empty analogies, the only way to survive change is to have a vigorous debate about the merits of our new ideas—precisely the kind of debate that techno-optimists want to foreclose by appealing to history.

Nicholas Phillips

6 Jun 2019 · 8 min read

Steve Bannon Is Wrong, But Not for the Reasons You Think

This trollishness was amplified by a refusal to acknowledge the unprecedented nature of our current political polarization, and the social ills that flow from it.

Nicholas Phillips

1 Dec 2018 · 6 min read

Should the New York Times Hire a Radical?

If 6 percent of American voters identify as socialists, but only 5 percent as Never Trump conservatives, you might very well conclude that there’s more demand for columns about burning the Constitution than reigning in fiscal deficits.

Nicholas Phillips

22 May 2018 · 7 min read

Does Paul Krugman Understand Intellectual Diversity?

Nicholas Phillips

3 May 2018 · 4 min read

Is Political Diversity on the Op-Ed Page Worth Defending?

Nicholas Phillips

21 Apr 2018 · 6 min read