PRIVACY POLICY

Fascism is an illiberal ideology; that is, under fascism people are neither free to speak, nor to act against the status quo. For this reason, fascism stands in sharp contrast with liberalism, which posits freedom as the most important political value. Given its commitment to freedom, has liberalism saved us from fascism?

Education, the very institution meant to prepare us for such complexity, has itself become a battleground of clashing visions. What should its aims be, and why do some values feel so “natural” while others seem ideological or even threatening? What we need is conceptual clarity—a deeper understanding of why certain educational values resonate with us in the first place. Surprisingly, that clarity can come not only from philosophy but also from science.

While a binary mindset of "right versus wrong" or "informed versus misinformed" is tempting, it obscures the reality of our political disagreements. Philosophy has tools to help us understand why and how we disagree, and to point us towards the path for better public discourse. Indeed, this is the mission of What to do about now?

Using the distinction between truth and reality, the political issue of the normalisation of controversial symbols and rhetoric is explored.

Sadomasochism shares many features with domestic violence. Is it possible to legitimately consent to either?

Effective altruism is a movement that believes we should help others as much as possible. This may sound like a bland statement of the...

Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash 2022 has been a rollercoaster for ‘longtermism’. This is the idea that to do the most good, we need to...

Why does the moral philosophy of effective altruism attract so many millionaires, including Sam Bankman-Fried, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel?

A post on the ethics of strikes and industrial action. I argue that workers ought to have the right to strike, and ought to use it.