Intensional InexistenceWhy Ukraine?There are many reasons to hate Russia, and many reasons to support Ukraine. These may also be reasons to encourage Ukraine to fight on, to…4 min read·18 hours ago----
Intensional InexistenceHelp the Palestinians? Some illusions, and a long shot.Many people are looking for words to capture their outrage, disgust, anger, desperation when inundated with reports, often graphic, about…10 min read·Nov 16, 2023----
Intensional InexistenceJosh Barro on what’s stupid and immoralJosh Barro links a ludicrous campus episode of crazed accusations and equally crazed responses with the same bunch of identity types who…3 min read·Nov 3, 2023----
Intensional InexistenceLindsay, Tolerance, and Herbert MarcuseI’m going to comment on James Lindsay’s New Discourses podcasts on Herbert Marcuse — in particular his doctrine of repressive tolerance.4 min read·Oct 7, 2022----
Intensional InexistenceA problem with MausIn the wake of the Tennessee school controversy, criticizing Maus gets a response appropriate to torturing puppies. Maus, it seems, is…7 min read·Feb 14, 2022----
Intensional InexistenceWhat right does Israel have to defend itself?In Western capitals, Israel’s right to defend itself is an article of faith. It often comes bundled with another right, indeed an orthodoxy…6 min read·May 20, 2021----
Intensional InexistenceA Trivial Insurrection74 million people voted for Trump. Something like a few thousand marched up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol. Of these, a few hundred…4 min read·Jan 23, 2021----
Intensional InexistenceThe Mohammed cartoon fight isn’t about principles or values.Some have rightly pointed out that the cartoon-linked violence challenges the sovereignty of the French government. The implications of…2 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
Intensional InexistenceStatuesSome say that toppling statues according to the person’s moral badness is ‘rational’ — hence the approval of Julian Baggini’s supposedly…4 min read·Jul 4, 2020----