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Not quite leveling down
I was saddened to note this weekend the passing of Nadir Mohamed, former CEO of Rogers Communications, and all-around Canadian worthy.
Sep 22
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Some thoughts on violence
One of the reasons that people enjoy playing video games is that, among the entertainment options available to the average person, video games are by…
Sep 14
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Illness is a social construct
Social constructivism has acquired something of a bad reputation in recent years, particularly because of the way that it has been used (and misused) in…
Jul 25
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My two cents on Abundance
Like everybody and their dog, I have written a review of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s Abundance book and Marc Dunkelman’s Why Nothing Works. I did it…
Jul 12
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Highbrow climate misinformation
I have a professional interest in the philosophical issues raised by the problem of global climate change.
Jun 20
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Why philosophers hate that ‘equity’ meme
If you want to annoy your favorite philosopher, one of the best ways to do it these days is to mention the “kids standing on boxes equity meme.” To call…
Apr 15
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Observations on the U.S. constitutional crisis
I’m a bit surprised that Pierre Trudeau’s famous “sleeping with an elephant” speech has not been getting more play in recent weeks:
Feb 15
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Moral Responsibility for Backlash
Is it a thing? Should it be?
Feb 4
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How Steve Bannon baited the American left into overplaying its hand
Although he’s not quite finished with us yet, I think it fair to say that Steve Bannon will be remembered for two things: first, his media management…
Nov 14, 2024
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Americans enjoy conflict
I have an old friend who is a drama queen.
Nov 8, 2024
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Key stages in the decline of academic Marxism
The fact that my previous post, on John Rawls and the death of Western Marxism, attracted several times more readers than anything I’ve previously…
Sep 15, 2024
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John Rawls and the death of Western Marxism
Back when I was an undergraduate, during the final years of the cold war, by far the most exciting thing going on in political philosophy was the…
Aug 25, 2024
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