The Rebirth of History: Part II
The Left - While post-modern conservatism is not doomed to failure due to some immanent dialectical process, it is utterly unable to rectify the social and political problems of the day. 10/22/2018
The Left - While post-modern conservatism is not doomed to failure due to some immanent dialectical process, it is utterly unable to rectify the social and political problems of the day. 10/22/2018A Reply to Henry George: “The Virtue of Nationalism”
The Left - “Unless there are certain universal mores, then a preference for the national values of the United Kingdom over those of Iran seem purely aesthetic, not moral.” 10/20/2018
The Left - “Unless there are certain universal mores, then a preference for the national values of the United Kingdom over those of Iran seem purely aesthetic, not moral.” 10/20/2018Where the Alt-Right Really Comes From
The Right - “As Ross Douthat says, you may have hated the religious Right but wait until you see the post-religious Right.” 10/19/2018
The Right - “As Ross Douthat says, you may have hated the religious Right but wait until you see the post-religious Right.” 10/19/2018The Rebirth of History: Part I
The Left - “Proponents of identity politics tended to push for these historically marginalized groups, in all their intersectional complexity, to have a greater say in the cultural and political dynamics of the day.” 10/11/2018
The Left - “Proponents of identity politics tended to push for these historically marginalized groups, in all their intersectional complexity, to have a greater say in the cultural and political dynamics of the day.” 10/11/2018What the Left Can Learn From Søren Kierkegaard
The Left - “I believe the Left has a great deal that is can learn from these arguments. For too long we have left problems of meaning to the Right, while largely focusing on issues of material equality and political participation.” 10/5/2018
The Left - “I believe the Left has a great deal that is can learn from these arguments. For too long we have left problems of meaning to the Right, while largely focusing on issues of material equality and political participation.” 10/5/2018Is Jordan Peterson More Postmodern Than He Thinks?
The Left - “Peterson is aligned with the alt-right not because he is a card-carrying member but because both he and the alt-right are nostalgic for previous paradigms. They yearn for the America of yesteryear—the same time period Trump and his supporters envision when they call to ‘Make America Great Again.'” 10/3/2018
The Left - “Peterson is aligned with the alt-right not because he is a card-carrying member but because both he and the alt-right are nostalgic for previous paradigms. They yearn for the America of yesteryear—the same time period Trump and his supporters envision when they call to ‘Make America Great Again.'” 10/3/2018A Review of Yoram Hazony’s “The Virtue of Nationalism”
The Right - “David Ben-Gurion, on the other hand, embodies the opposite view to that of the EU. Auschwitz was possible because there was one nation not in existence: Israel.” 10/2/2018
The Right - “David Ben-Gurion, on the other hand, embodies the opposite view to that of the EU. Auschwitz was possible because there was one nation not in existence: Israel.” 10/2/2018On Critical Legal Studies and the Limits of Critique
The Left - “While the task of critique is always important, it is not sufficient if the expectation is simply that deconstructing regimes of marginalization will immanently lead to the emergence of some vaguely conceived egalitarian society.” 9/29/2018
The Left - “While the task of critique is always important, it is not sufficient if the expectation is simply that deconstructing regimes of marginalization will immanently lead to the emergence of some vaguely conceived egalitarian society.” 9/29/2018Forget “Don’t Worry Be Happy.” Suffering Can Be Good for You
The Left - “We are constantly told to free ourselves from our traumas and pain, but what if we just accepted them?” 9/28/2018
The Left - “We are constantly told to free ourselves from our traumas and pain, but what if we just accepted them?” 9/28/2018A Year and a Half After Mark Fisher’s Death, His Thinking Rings True
The Left - “It is easier to imagine Emperor Palpatine of the Sith falling than to imagine a politician effectively challenging the power of Wall Street.” 9/15/2018
The Left - “It is easier to imagine Emperor Palpatine of the Sith falling than to imagine a politician effectively challenging the power of Wall Street.” 9/15/2018It’s Nostalgia That’s Driving Modern Politics
The Left - “If the present seems increasingly like nothing more than a depressing prelude to a dark and unchanging future, it is unsurprising that individuals may look to past for answers to their personal problems.” 9/10/2018
The Left - “If the present seems increasingly like nothing more than a depressing prelude to a dark and unchanging future, it is unsurprising that individuals may look to past for answers to their personal problems.” 9/10/2018“Canada in Decay” is True to Western Liberal Values: A Rejoinder
The Right - The final exchange in the debate between Professor Ricardo Duchesne and Professor Matt McManus over the book Canada in Decay and Canadian immigration policies. 9/7/2018
The Right - The final exchange in the debate between Professor Ricardo Duchesne and Professor Matt McManus over the book Canada in Decay and Canadian immigration policies. 9/7/2018On Antonin Scalia and the Problems With Originalism
The Left - “It is the appealing but ultimately confusing conflation of textualism with Constitutional conservatism, of facts and norms, which gives textualism its ideological power.” 9/5/2018
The Left - “It is the appealing but ultimately confusing conflation of textualism with Constitutional conservatism, of facts and norms, which gives textualism its ideological power.” 9/5/2018Jordan Peterson and Living with My Disability
The Right - This article is more personal. I have some experience with Peterson’s description of suffering, and I believe that what he says is right. 9/2/2018
The Right - This article is more personal. I have some experience with Peterson’s description of suffering, and I believe that what he says is right. 9/2/2018Jordan Peterson and God
The Left - “After my most recent piece on Jordan Peterson, a string of correspondents contacted me with further questions and comments about my opinions about the controversial Canadian Professor (not words one usually sees strung together).” 8/30/2018
The Left - “After my most recent piece on Jordan Peterson, a string of correspondents contacted me with further questions and comments about my opinions about the controversial Canadian Professor (not words one usually sees strung together).” 8/30/2018Standing By My Criticism of “Canada in Decay”
The Left - “One wonders what Socrates, that foul destroyer of Western civilization, might say about appealing to book sales and public opinion as an argument for the correctness of one’s views.” 8/30/2018
The Left - “One wonders what Socrates, that foul destroyer of Western civilization, might say about appealing to book sales and public opinion as an argument for the correctness of one’s views.” 8/30/2018