Marx at 200 Robespierre at 260
This year is the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx (1818-1883).
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A misconceived attack on libertarianism
Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay have produced a Manifesto Against the Enemies of Modernity. There is much to agree with in it but at least one part is thoroughly misconceived, which is the attack on libertarianism.
The dissident right and the race thing
The blogger Zman provides a very useful summary of the dissident right:
If you were trying to reduce the main points of the Dissident Right with a few bullet points, it would be:
A comment on border walls
This is based on a comment I made here.
Luke Cage: a view from Harlem
With the expansion in cable television, and the even more recent rise of online television, we live in a golden age of television. The range of TV series, including high quality TV series, available is unprecedented.
Marvel v DC
The founding falsities of postcolonialism
In his discussion with anthropologist Philip Carl Salzman, evolutionary psychologist and YouTuber Gad Saad offers (at 8.48) the following:
Origins of philosophy
This very short post by philosopher Stephen Hicks states that:
*Metaphysically*, philosophy was born with Thales and the Milesians. *Epistemologically*, it was born with Parmenides and the Eleatics.
Prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements in the High Court
So, y’all would have noticed that I don’t post much on this blog any more, but I still occasionally blog over at Opinions on High, the Melbourne Law School blog covering the decisions of the High Court of Australia, where I am one of the editors (along with Professor Jeremy Gans).