People ask me “when have things in the US ever looked this bad?” I reply, “1968, to name just the most recent time,” but I do understand their consternation. Things do look bad in the US and we need to […]
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What I Learned About Life from My Fox News Watching Father
My father died last Saturday. I’m sad, of course, but more than anything, I feel bad about the choices he made in life. I mention that he watched Fox News not for sensationalism or any political statement, but because it […]
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Clarifying the Political Spectrum
The notion of a left-wing/right-wing political spectrum has been with us for a long time. Visualizing political stances is certainly helpful. However, people seldom question what the left-right spectrum actually signifies. People, even scholars, use the labels of “left” and […]
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Eight Years Away: How My Perspective on Life in America Has Changed
This isn’t an anti-American screed or political diatribe. I will never not be American, but as events unfold, I am more and more detached from the land of my birth.
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What Is Political Philosophy?
Video Lecture. Click to watch. What is Political Philosophy?
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A Dutch Traffic Jam – What Could Be
Lately, I’ve been seeing a growing number of stories in the corporate media about cities turning to more bicycle friendly policies. City planners are doing much rethinking in response to the pandemic. The pandemic is forcing people to change the […]
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Who Are You? You Are Your Beliefs
Humans are belief-motivated beings and being human, you are your beliefs. Animals and plants act, but they simply react to stimuli without an understanding of the context of their actions or why they are acting. Humans have ideas about things. […]
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New Book: Rethinking Misrecognition and Struggles for Recognition
My new monograph in critical theory has been published. Rethinking Misrecognition and Struggles for Recognition: Critical Theory Beyond Honneth. The book explores the nature of injustices and people’s efforts to gain justice. Here’s the listing description from the publication page: […]
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Time Travel? Only a Flat Earther Would Be Foolish Enough
The idea of time travel has long captured the human imagination. What an exciting thought to be able to witness events in the past or see what will happen in the future! Time travel has been a staple of science […]
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Misogyny Is the Wrong Word for It
I know what people are getting at when they call a man a “misogynist.” It’s not a bad term, all things considered, to describe men’s mistreatment of women, but it misses something important. I’m interested in treating causes not symptoms […]
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