On Electability
We must expect better from our political allies, which means expecting them to vote for the best candidate, not the safest one. And it means holding ourselves to that standard, too.
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An Interview with Kevin Kruse, History Professor and Twitter Legend
“I think that we historians have a duty, the same way that doctors have a duty to speak out against the anti-vaccine crowds, or scientists have a duty to speak out against the climate change deniers.”
Mollie’s Legacy: White Femininity and the Murder of Mollie Tibbetts
Weaponizing white femininity—as Trump conservatives have in the Tibbetts case—is not a novel concept.
Skin in the Game: Review of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman
BlacKKKlansman is the story of a bond between two men, each on the periphery of whiteness, defining their identities in the face of hatred.
A Mutual Understanding: The Value of Science and Philosophy
Making any argument about the burden of should—including the role ethics should play in science—requires the basic ability to make a value judgment, a skill firmly within the domain of philosophy.