Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Hi Irfan. Even if we only dealt with war issues and nothing else, capitalism is the basis of all war. While the participants might manipulate the public by pretending that particular wars are fought for lofty reasons, it always comes down to profit and…

I need to stop reading stories like this, because if I do, I’m in danger of lapsing into Michael Young’s running dog reactionary views on cancel culture.* I’m still a big fan of cancellation as an idea, but if this is what “cancel culture” is going to be, then my thought is: leave me the…

Well, my views on economic justice are due for a re-thinking, so I will take your suggestions into account when I get down to reading more systematically on the subject than I have. I spend more of my time thinking about warfare and policing than about…

This is a syndicated post, originally published by Matthieu Bergel at Our World in Data.

Irfan, look at is this way, using cars instead of health care. And yes, I am combining employers (who can take away your health care at any time) with the greedy, deadly health care companies, themselves, to make the analogy simpler. So, some people h…

I basically agree with that. I have some disagreeements, but they’re relatively minor and would take too long to spell out, and may turn out to be psuedo-issues anyway. If you haven’t sent an abstract on this to NASSP, and are not planning…

Hi Susan– For now, I’m just going to respond to your comment. I’ll watch the videos over the weekend, and respond then. I have a less optimistic view of both socialism, and of the promises that politicians make, than you do. The one c…