There Is No Substitute For PoliticsEverybody knows that things can’t keep going this way. The global economy is deeply dysfunctional. Resources are no longer allocated with…Jan 22, 2022Jan 22, 2022
JusticeYou can tell a lot about a society, and a political movement, by its attitute to those citizens who have committed crimes.Sep 1, 2021Sep 1, 2021
Lost SoulsThere’s an old essay by Freddie deBoer that I think about a lot. It includes this paragraph:Aug 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021
How To Be A Good Person While Existing Within TimeHere are three simple propositions:Jul 26, 2021Jul 26, 2021
The Necessary HostilityI struggle with how terrible things are, and with the amount of hostility that I think is necessary.Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
Sex Work: Moralism, Markets & MarxismThe issue of sex work and how it should be treated by society has long been controversial, particularly on the Left. While generally…Oct 2, 2017Oct 2, 2017
Everything You Give Them Can And Will Be Used Against YouThere’s a reason that unconditional support for the concept of free speech has been a defining characteristic of left-wing thought for…Jun 28, 2017Jun 28, 2017
Free Speech and the Means of Communication[Note: This is an older blog post, but since the topic keeps coming up, I thought it was worth putting up here. I’ve made very minor…Jun 22, 2017Jun 22, 2017
Voting, Democracy, and the PeopleWhenever another election nears, the world fills up with paeans to the power of voting and doom-filled laments about people failing to do…May 11, 2017May 11, 2017