Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Regulating Speech at Princeton’s Kiosks by Graffiti, Hate Speech, and Free Speech | Policy of Truth
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(Policy of Truth) Graffiti, Hate Speech, and Free Speech
Statement to Princeton Town Council 400 Witherspoon St Princeton, New Jersey April 27, 2026 I’ve twice previously mentioned the Princeton Police Department’s decision to investigate anti-Israel graffiti as bias intimidation, mostly while discussing other things. In this comment, I want to focus specifically on the bias intimidation issue. As you know, the issue arises from…
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(The GiveWell Blog) April 2026 Update
Every month we send an email newsletter to our supporters sharing recent updates from our work. We publish selected portions of the newsletter on our blog to make this news more accessible to people who visit our website. For key updates from the latest installment, please see below! If you’d like to receive the complete…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Big news, everyone
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Hagar the Horrible, 4/27/26 Big news, everyone! A new named character has been added to Hagar the Horrible,…
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(xkcd.com) Soniferous Aether
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(Policy of Truth) A Question for the CPUC
Here’s a question I’ve submitted to be asked at the next meeting of the Council for the Princeton University Community (CPUC), to take place Monday, May 4, 4:30-6 pm, in the Multipurpose Room of the Frist Campus Center. My name is Irfan Khawaja, I’m an alum of the Class of 1991. The University has recently…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Phone stuff
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Rex Morgan, M.D., 4/26/26 As predicted by literally everybody, sad-sack failed salesman Lonnie has figured out that Mae…
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(Policy of Truth) Deviant Causal Chain
I was just at a protest of the Iran War where a passerby accused us, heatedly, of “killing Ukrainians.” Of all the accusations directed my way in years of protests, I don’t think I’ve ever heard an accusation quite that baffling. By not fighting a war in Iran, we are somehow killing Ukrainians. No matter…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) The Farmers’ Almanac is the real victim of the smartphone era
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Mary Worth, 4/25/26 Remember when Dr. Jeff, who’s allergic to cats, discovered that he wasn’t allergic to hypoallergenic…
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