Lifestyle
Your time is your life, in more ways than one. Here are three important applications of this principle to help you guard your time and put it to best use in support of your wellbeing.
Art & Culture
Dystopian Fiction: Worlds without Rights
I discuss how dystopian novels can demonstrate the importance of individual rights, using Lois Lowry’s "The Giver" as my primary example.
Politics & Liberty
Learn the Best Ideas For Advancing Capitalism
In Defenders of Capitalism, Eric Daniels, assistant director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, will present key ideas and arguments of the best pro-capitalist thinkers.
Art & Culture
“The Fountainhead” Reading Group
Architect Howard Roark wants to erect buildings “such as had never stood on the face of the earth.” But his innovative approach sparks resentment and resistance. Even the woman he...
Lifestyle
The Problem with Mindfulness
Many popular figures tout mindfulness as a way to improve your happiness, calm your mind, and reach a state of focus. But is it really the best way to achieve those goals?
Art & Culture
Self-esteem in “Ender’s Game”
Can you imagine a threat serious enough to justify (in anyone’s mind) training children in combat?
Art & Culture
Why Genres Die . . . and More
Does streaming music instead of buying it fundamentally change our relationship with music and our ability to appreciate it?
Philosophy
Alex O’Connor’s Red-Herring Thought Experiment vs. Facts that Support Morality
I elaborate on why Alex’s human-altering thought experiments are counterproductive in trying to understand morality.
Lifestyle
Dealing with Others’ Irrationality
I have made a list of a few practices that have helped me deal with irrational people and reduce how much their irrationality affects my ability to enjoy my life.
Art & Culture
What 1984 Got Wrong and Right (Philosophically)
George Orwell’s iconic 1984 certainly contains some important insights, but its view of authoritarianism has a few notable flaws.
Philosophy
Understanding Religion and Rights
My latest episode of Under Standing is on religion and rights: what’s the connection?
Art & Culture
How Focusing on Numbers Can Hurt Your Content
Followers, likes, and dollars are some of the numbers that creators focus on when creating content. But at what cost? And what’s the alternative?
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