“In a different world where the culture war never happened, I might have seen myself as their ally in some areas.”
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Category: The Left
Preview: “A Critical Legal Examination of Liberalism and Liberal Rights”
“While we may be cursed to live in interesting times, this presents an opportunity to rethink some of our basic assumptions about the democratic politics of liberal states…”
Pharmakon IV: Secret Family Recipe
“Due to the repetitive observations made by most in their daily routines in a country with little socioeconomic mixing, there is poor visibility into how the lives of those in other classes transpire.”
The Problems with Cultural Christianity
“In this respect, it is not a defense of Christianity but its final undoing: the subordination of eternal God to the human, all too human need for reactionary political order and tribalistic identity.”
Review: Roger Scruton’s “On Human Nature”
“The result is a thoughtful and nuanced book that testifies to both his theoretical and exegetical talents, solidifying Scruton’s legacy as the most talented conservative writer of his generation.”
Looking Beyond Easy Explanations for Divorce
“Maybe there is something in our environment that makes staying together so hard.”
Clarifying My Comments on Lindsay, Pluckrose, and Boghossian
“The picture of science that they defend, however, is what merits the most attention.“
What Is Unity, Anyways?
“Without some clarification on this point, calling for unity looks less like an appeal to historical precedent and more like the nostalgic projection of order and stability onto time periods that were anything but.”
Interview: Rep. Susan Wild on How Congress Can Respond to the Pandemic
“The problem is, though, we can’t rely on volunteerism, donations, and gifts for much longer because—quite frankly—most of these places are getting pretty tapped out.”
Pharmakon III: Parable of the Talents
“Even more disturbingly, the odds of a state governor’s child eventually holding the same title is 1 in 51; 1 in 47 for Senators; 1 in 13 for Presidents; and 1 in 9 for billionaires.”
“It’s the Economy, Stupid”: What Marx Can Teach Us about the Pandemic
“Indeed, when COVID-19 hit, the sunny stock market forecasts President Donald Trump boasted of were belied by record levels of corporate debt and a low rate of productivity growth.”
Why the Left Can’t Agree on Anything
“The irony is that this is in stark contrast to how our rivals on the political right often portray the Left.”
On the “Sokal Squared” Trio
“Now, this is not a review of the book, nor a critique of them personally but, rather, a critique of their function as public intellectuals.”
On Tucker Carlson and Sycophants
“Regardless of whether President Trump succeeds in his bid for re-election to the White House, those who think and speak like Carlson will likely suffer no retribution for throwing red meat to his base.”
The Places Where Patrick Deneen and the Left Can Agree
“I agree with Deneen—and I suspect many others on the Left do too—that the local community is the optimal setting to pursue the good.”