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Who Is the Next President?
Caveat: I can’t predict the future, so of course I don’t know the answer to the title question. But for sheer entertainment, let’s speculate anyway. It…
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Michael Huemer
The State
Here, I summarize what people have said about the state and why most of it is dumb and wrong. This is like a summary of a summary of my views on…
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Michael Huemer
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Is America Failing or Kicking Ass?
I. Fears of Decline The people who most like such slogans as “USA #1” (namely, right-wing populists) are also the most likely to think that America is…
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Michael Huemer
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Singer's Unstable Metaethics
Here, I make problems for metaethical views that Peter Singer used to somewhat endorse.* [* From “Singer’s Unstable Metaethics” in Peter Singer Under…
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Michael Huemer
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April 2023
Tucker Carlson: The Hilarious Demagogue
People like my posts about famous cultural figures. Of my 3 most popular posts, one was about Elon Musk and another about Jordan Peterson. Let’s see how…
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Values and Morals: Outline of a Skeptical Realism
Here, I advance a skeptical moral realism.* [ *Based on: “Values and Morals: Outline of a Skeptical Realism,” Philosophical Issues 19 (2009): 113-30. …
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Michael Huemer
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Education: How Can It Cost So Much?
I. College Is Absurdly Expensive You might have noticed that college education is expensive. It was never cheap, but it’s gotten increasingly ridiculous…
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Michael Huemer
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A Paradox for Weak Deontology
I’m generally sympathetic to deontological ethics, especially rights theory. But some years ago, I discovered this paradox for deontological ethics.* …
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Michael Huemer
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Upcoming: Debate on free will
I have a debate coming up on Free Will vs. Determinism with Stanford University psychologist Robert Sapolsky. It's a charity event organized by Jonah…
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Michael Huemer
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Jordan Peterson: The Helpful Rambler
1. Background The Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson rose to internet fame in the last several years, partly due to his protests against a Canadian…
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Michael Huemer
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March 2023
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