Where Conservatives Go From Here
The Left - “While it may seem strange to some to see people on the Right express skepticism—and even disdain—for the free market, it is increasingly common.” 6/13/2019
The Left - “While it may seem strange to some to see people on the Right express skepticism—and even disdain—for the free market, it is increasingly common.” 6/13/2019“Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left”
The Left - “Doing that mental exercise of seeing if you could rephrase somebody else’s argument in your own words—that alone might be one of the single most useful things that you can do to reason better and to respond to people’s arguments better.” 6/12/2019
The Left - “Doing that mental exercise of seeing if you could rephrase somebody else’s argument in your own words—that alone might be one of the single most useful things that you can do to reason better and to respond to people’s arguments better.” 6/12/2019One-on-One with Howard Dean
The Left - “So I’m going to answer your question, but I want to preface it by saying most people do not vote on policies. They think they do, but they don’t. Even smart, educated people who think they do even more so don’t.” 6/11/2019
The Left - “So I’m going to answer your question, but I want to preface it by saying most people do not vote on policies. They think they do, but they don’t. Even smart, educated people who think they do even more so don’t.” 6/11/2019We Will All Be Banned
The Center - “TechCrunch uses the word ‘hate’ so many times—and so without any obvious meaning, that it strikes me as likely a form of attempted Pavlovian conditioning.” 6/10/2019
The Center - “TechCrunch uses the word ‘hate’ so many times—and so without any obvious meaning, that it strikes me as likely a form of attempted Pavlovian conditioning.” 6/10/2019Interview: Nicholas Christakis on His Latest Book
The Center - “When I’m speaking of a good society, I’m not necessarily speaking of a good society in the 21st century. I’m speaking of a kind of good society that we have a blueprint to make, that is, in turn, written in our genes.” 6/10/2019
The Center - “When I’m speaking of a good society, I’m not necessarily speaking of a good society in the 21st century. I’m speaking of a kind of good society that we have a blueprint to make, that is, in turn, written in our genes.” 6/10/2019The False Binary Between Freedom and Equality (Part I)
The Left - “It is not hard to infer that Locke may have been concerned that universal suffrage would result in concerted efforts to establish a more egalitarian society.” 6/9/2019
The Left - “It is not hard to infer that Locke may have been concerned that universal suffrage would result in concerted efforts to establish a more egalitarian society.” 6/9/2019A Reasoned Approach to the Abortion Wars
The Center - “Nobody can say with confidence exactly what a court will do. What is visible from our analysis is that it is likely not a slam dunk either way.” 6/8/2019
The Center - “Nobody can say with confidence exactly what a court will do. What is visible from our analysis is that it is likely not a slam dunk either way.” 6/8/2019St. Peter and St. Paul: A “Bromance” That Never Was
The Center - “Yet, Christianity is a more complicated religion, because in its traditions, fact and fiction intermingle, and it is not always easy to determine which is which.” 6/7/2019
The Center - “Yet, Christianity is a more complicated religion, because in its traditions, fact and fiction intermingle, and it is not always easy to determine which is which.” 6/7/2019Is the Intellectual Dark Web as “Reasonable” As It Claims?
The Left - “Once one actually delves into the positions put forward by many of members of the Intellectual Dark Web, it becomes clear they are just as fallible as their intellectual opponents.” 6/6/2019
The Left - “Once one actually delves into the positions put forward by many of members of the Intellectual Dark Web, it becomes clear they are just as fallible as their intellectual opponents.” 6/6/2019Nationalism: No Longer a Dirty Word But Complicated as Ever
The Left - “If it is possible to have symbols and narratives that bind an imagined community of 300 million people or of one billion, it should be equally possible to imagine a community of seven billion and to construct a coherent narrative around it and create appropriate symbolisms.” 6/5/2019
The Left - “If it is possible to have symbols and narratives that bind an imagined community of 300 million people or of one billion, it should be equally possible to imagine a community of seven billion and to construct a coherent narrative around it and create appropriate symbolisms.” 6/5/2019