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A Probabilistic Critique of Evidentialism
Here, I use probabilistic arguments to rebut evidentialism (on a plausible interpretation).*
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Michael Huemer
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Trump vs. United States
The Supreme Court recently reached a decision in the aptly-named case of Trump v. United States. The 6 Republican judges announced that in the contest…
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Michael Huemer
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Is Wealth Redistribution a Rights Violation?
Here, I argue that wealth redistribution violates rights. I answer recent arguments against this.*
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Michael Huemer
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June 2024

Why Are Trials Better than Elections?
1. Trials Are Pretty Good I’ve been going around saying that trials in the U.S. usually have the correct outcome. We do not commonly convict innocent…
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Michael Huemer
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Devil's Advocates
Here I explain why it’s wrong for lawyers to pursue unjust legal outcomes.* [ *Based on: “Devil’s Advocates: On the Ethics of Unjust Legal Advocacy,” in…
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Michael Huemer
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The Rules of War, Policing, Terrorism, and the Hamas War
Differences Between Policing & War One of the reasons why people disagree about how one may fight terrorist groups is that it is unclear whether we…
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Michael Huemer
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There Is No Pure Empirical Reasoning
As the title says, there is no such thing as pure empirical reasoning.*
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Michael Huemer
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The Big Lie is Anti-Trump
[ Acknowledgements: I thank philosopher Jon Tresan for most of the main ideas in this post. See his essay. ]
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Michael Huemer
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May 2024

Gun Rights and Noncompliance (2)
Two Problems of Prohibition
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Michael Huemer
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Gun Rights and Noncompliance (1)
Two Problems of Prohibition
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Michael Huemer
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How to Philosophize
A student asked me how to do philosophy well. Here is what I came up with. A. Engage the right amount with the literature. Students fall into two errors…
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Michael Huemer
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Confessions of a Utopophobe
Here, I explain what’s wrong with “ideal theory” in political philosophy.*
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Michael Huemer
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