May 31, 2017
In Defense of Kathy Griffin
I’m a big fan of stand up comedy. I listen to XM 94, 95, 99, or 168 on the way to work each day. I don’t find Kathy Griffin funny. She’s…
Author: Jason Brennan
May 15, 2017
Three Theories of Social Justice Activism
My evil twin brother Jasper recently demanded I give him some space on this blog. Normally, I’d refuse, but I forgot his birthday again, so I owe him one. You…
May 02, 2017
Burn the Heretic!
Rebecca Tuvel, an untenured assistant professor at Rhodes College, recently published “In Defense of Transracialism,” at Hypatia, a feminist journal. In that article, she argues we have more or less…
April 18, 2017
Values-Only Voting?
The mean, median, and modal voter is badly informed, and as a result, votes for politicians and parties he would not support if only he were well-informed. As a result,…
April 03, 2017
Moral Philosophy Needs a Moral License to Offend
Peter Singer and Jeff McMahan, two of the most prominent moral theorists alive, published a column at the New York Times about the Anna Stubblefield sexual assault case. Among other things, they question…
March 22, 2017
Some Links on Campus Speech
Here is Rob Montz’s new documentary on what happened at Yale. Is the free speech problem in part a way for administrators to win power and resources over faculty? Yale…