Caffeine & Philosophy: Year-in-Review
Overall, 2020 has been a modest improvement for this blog. 30,438 is up from 30,012 in 2019, and 15,621 in 2018. The most popular posts from this year were "Post…
Quick Note on Comments
I just noticed that a number of comments had been withheld pending approval by Wordpress. I can't promise to get around to responding to them all, but I apologize for…
Dealing with a Fake Review
I thought I'd take a few moments to go over a 1-star review on Amazon for In Defense of Hatred: Off the bat, those last two lines ("Not[sic], it's not hate.…
The Gods of the Copybook Headings
The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1919) By Rudyard Kipling As I pass through my incarnations in every age and race, I make my proper prostrations to the Gods of…
Heartiste Defends Hatred
It seems that the venerable Chateau has stumbled upon my book premise (though, sadly, probably not upon the book itself): Hate is as natural as love. Hate in defense of…
Christmas Gift-Book Ideas
If you've put off buying a Christmas gift for your book-loving friend or family-member, never fear! There's still time to buy something before Christmas, including some good reads published earlier…
The Responsibility Paradox
Possibly the most annoying thing that Jordan Peterson has argued (echoed in even more absurd terms by many of his followers, on other people's platforms) is the idea that we…
Why I Am A Propertarian
Libertarianism seems to be collapsing. Even those of us who still feel a kind of emotional affinity with the philosophy (I'm sure I'm not alone) have come to admit that…
The Problem with Libertarianism
I stumbled across a presentation from Dr. Greg Johnson about libertarianism earlier today, which I think merits a listen, especially from the sorts of people who read Reason magazine and think…
Is Arguing a Waste of Time?
"Time spent arguing is, oddly enough, almost never time wasted." — Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian I was told earlier today that "a debate for debate's sake is masturbation…