Making progress requires two contrasting philosophies. How do we think about them?
Philosophy of Coping/Philosophy of Revolution
Tag: conservative
Abortion and Other Animals
Do common pro-life arguments imply veganism?
The Impeachment Fantasy
Let alone a second Trump term, people are not worried enough about whether the country can handle a second Trump campaign.
Sadly, there can be no right to be heard
Non-interference from the government isn’t enough to guarantee free speech, but it’s still the best we can do.
Trump and Pence’s Shared View on Women
During the 1990’s Clinton administration, then-First Lady Hillary Clinton reached out to Rev. Billy Graham to arrange a private luncheon meeting. Graham, an influential evangelical minister who routinely met with U.S. Presidents and other world leaders, turned her down. Graham wasn’t worried about the political optics of meeting with a liberal like Hillary. Graham routinely… Continue reading Trump and Pence’s Shared View on Women
Do We Want Our Predictions to Fail?
A version of this article first appeared on Quartz. In her 1951 book The Origins of Totalitarianism, in the section on propaganda, Hannah Arendt discusses a concept she calls “infallible prediction”: The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. The assumption of infallibility, moreover, is based… Continue reading Do We Want Our Predictions to Fail?
The Myth of “Economic Anxiety”
Pundits have developed a repertoire of cliches surrounding Trump voters, in large part motivated by the desire not to stereotype them as racist ignorant hicks. Before recoiling from such weighty generalizations, it is worth noting how terms like ‘racist’ and ‘ignorant’ work. Two people can hold many diverging views and yet both be accurately described… Continue reading The Myth of “Economic Anxiety”
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