Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) How is “AXX” pronounced? Feel free to email me MP3s of your guesses
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! Crock, 12/19/25 The sentence that most bothers me here is “It’s me again,” implying that we’re seeing another…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Anarchy in Baltimore! by Limits in Chicago! | Policy of Truth
[…] addition to its usual Eastern symposium, the Molinari Society will be holding its first-ever Central Symposium in conjunction with the […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Limits in Chicago!
In addition to its usual Eastern symposium, the Molinari Society will be holding its first-ever Central Symposium in conjunction with the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association in Chicago, 18-21 February 2026. Here’s the schedule info: Molinari Society symposium: The Limits of Markets G10E. Thursday, 19 February 2026, 7:00-9:50pm [that’s how long we have…
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(xkcd.com) Pole Vault Pole
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Intermission: Battle Pulses
This week we’re going to take a brief break from our series on hoplites (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, Intermission, IVa, IVb) to address a broader question in how we understand the mechanics of warfare with contact weapons, which is the mechanics of the concept of a ‘battle pulse.’ This notion, that front lines in contact…
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(Cat and Girl) Into the Woods
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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(The GiveWell Blog) Coefficient Giving Commits $175 Million to GiveWell Opportunities
We are excited to share that Coefficient Giving, formerly Open Philanthropy, has decided to renew and increase their funding for GiveWell, committing to set aside $175 million in 2026 for opportunities we recommend. This is great news for the people our grants help, and it comes at a critical moment. Following 2025’s aid cuts, we…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Fast cars and fast takes
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! Dick Tracy, 12/18/25 There was a certain amount of chatter in the comments on the day of Ghost…
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Rethink our strategy
New comic!Today’s News: Pixie Trix Comix is part of the Spice Rack, a collective of NSFW comic creators.We made a big PDF sampler so you can find new favorite artists. Download it here! It’s free!You can now read Exorsisters on Pixie Tri…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Looming holiday cheer
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! Dennis the Menace, 12/17/25 [when you get caught in the middle of what’s very explicitly a mock torture…
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