August 21, 2019
On liberalism and democracy
I have a new podcast discussion with our friends at the Institute for Liberal Studies here. The new ILS podcast, “The curious task”, is hosted by Alex Aragona and its…
August 08, 2019
On the Latest Brouhaha in Academic Philosophy
Daily Nous posted this badly written letter yesterday: http://dailynous.com/2019/08/06/recognizing-gender-critical-feminism-anti-trans-activism-guest-post/ It claims that Gender Critical Feminists aren’t engaging in scholarship when they…get this…publish papers or conduct interviews where they argue for…
August 03, 2019
The One Adam Smith Nonproblem
I argue (with zero originality) that there is only one Adam Smith. This reprises arguments made by Dan Klein, James Otteson, Russ Roberts, Vernon Smith, and Bart Wilson, among others….
July 22, 2019
Epistemic Liberalism and Open Borders
The following interview is republished from the blog at the Centre for the Study of Governance and Society at King’s College London, a leading research center examining how formal and informal…
July 15, 2019
Jonny Anomaly on Genetic Enhancement
Jonny Anomaly just wrote a book about genetic enhancement. Here’s a preview. Also, here is a blog post he wrote on the same topic. It looks people are likely to…
July 04, 2019
The Dual Legacy of the Declaration of Independence
No one should raise the stars and stripes on the 4th. The proper flag to raise on the 4th of July is the black flag of anarchy. – Nick Manley…