“Given Pinder’s distaste for academia, I don’t imagine he would be fond of this kind of Platonic utopia.”
On Brexit: In Reply to Clive Pinder
Category: The Left
Jordan Peterson’s Thinkspot and Public Utilities
“Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media platforms are much more like churches or clubs than they are like a public plaza, regardless of their size.”
NATO: 70 Years On
“Hence, NATO should devise a strategy to address President Trump’s visions about the alliance in order to maintain (as much as possible) its stability.”
The Shallowness of the Intellectual Dark Web
“Edmund Burke’s arguments against the French Revolutionaries resonate because he understood the revolutionaries’ position quite well.”
“Ban the Box” Falls Short of Its Goals
“While BTB is the most visible approach to signal support for reintegration, it is perhaps not the most effective way to bring about substantial criminal justice reform and truly help ex-felons build a new life.”
Preview: Human Dignity and the Law
“If individuals are able to become authors of their lives in a substantive way, we can say they have lived a dignified life.”
Social Democracy and Capitalism: A Reply To Richard Burcik
“If capitalism doesn’t work for us all, it doesn’t work at all.”
When We Debate “Biological Differences”
“The framing of these arguments, I believe, is largely misguided. Right and Left are, after all, moral and political positions and not scientific ones.”
One-on-One with Rep. Dwight Evans (Part II)
“I don’t know who you think you’re talking to, because you don’t understand, I’m not your typical Democrat.”
Interview: Rep. Madeleine Dean at Border Detention Facilities
“They slid a note, children with a note under the door and said, ‘How can we help you?'”
Review: Kevin O’Rourke’s “A Short History of Brexit: From Brentry to Backstop”
“Importantly, he notes that it was initially the Conservative party that embraced European integration and the Labour Party which vehemently opposed it.”
Then a Long Shot, Now a Contender: Our 2018 Interview with Andrew Yang
“It is my conviction that we are going through the greatest technological and economic shift in human history, and our political class is completely asleep at the switch.”
A Preview of “The Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism”
“Perhaps it would be a great Christmas present for the depressed Leftist in one’s life?”
Jordan Peterson’s Thinkspot Probably Isn’t about “Free Speech”
“It makes sense to frame the issue as being about free speech, however, because it is likely seen as a much more worthwhile cause.”
Was the Supreme Court Missing the Big Picture When It Comes to Tech?
“Private companies like Facebook and Twitter are the focal points of more political debate now than any physical space controlled by the government.”
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