July 15, 2015
The Deceptive Planned Parenthood Video: On Lying to Stop Murder
UPDATE: Just in case it’s not clear, the thesis of the post below is “If abortion were wrongful murder, then lying to stop it or reduce the amount of it would…
Author: Jason Brennan
July 10, 2015
The Meaning of Money
Anti-commodification theorists often complain that putting certain things up for sale violates the meaning of those goods or expresses certain negative attitudes towards those goods. As part of our response,…
July 09, 2015
Markets without Symbolic Limits
Peter Jaworski and I just published an article by that name in Ethics. (You’ll need JSTOR access to read it, or you can email me for a copy.) This article also forms…
June 16, 2015
Aeon Ideas: Is It Okay to Have Nice Things?
Aeon Ideas will host a short debate about living high while people die. Check out my essay here. Excerpt: I wish people bought fewer luxury goods and gave more. Still,…
June 03, 2015
Should I Stop Using My Burglar Alarm System?
UPDATE: FYI, this is actually about the TSA. Nearly 14 years ago, Lauren and I were robbed. The thieves took all our stuff and made a huge mess. Ever since then, we’ve…
May 31, 2015
When Creating Safe Spaces Is Misogyny
Recently, some students at Brown University brought Wendy McElroy to campus. McElroy disputes the commonly cited claim that 1 in 5 college women will be victims of rape or sexual…