On Names
Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the…
Hatred and the YouTube Shooting
In the aftermath of the YouTube shooting, I decided to tune in to Stefan Molyneux for the first time in a few months, and I felt like I was having…
Guns and Secrets
The fearless activism of the curiously well-covered David Hogg, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, has resulted in exactly what he wanted. The school is…
Dankula’s Downfall
Markus "Count Dankula" Meechan has just been convicted of "grossly offensive" hate speech, for the crime of teaching his girlfriend's dog to respond excitedly to "gas the jews," and to…
The Problem with Marxism
People who dismiss Marxism in absolute terms do so at their own risk. As a philosophy, it would not have attracted the fanatical devotion of millions of people were there…
The Strong Case for Censorship
Here's a puzzle: what's wrong with Slavoj Zizek's argument for censorship? I like censorship, but what kind of censorship? Not ‘the office, you get imprisoned,’ but censorship which is a…
Love, Hate, and Christianity
In In Defense of Hatred, I asserted that ἀγάπη (agape) is a form of love which is compatible with hatred, despite being incompatible with dehumanization: Translated literally, it means "affection," with a…
Retraction, RE: Sargon
Further information has compelled me to change my mind regarding Sargon's character. This is not conclusive proof of wrongdoing, but circumstantial evidence of shenanigans which are not in line with…
In Defense of Sargon
UPDATE: I have retracted the view I expressed in this piece, in light of further information. To me, Carl "Sargon of Akkad" Benjamin is much like Christopher Hitchens: I don't…
God in Solitude and Society
Here's an odd question: are we closer to God when we are with others? Or are we closer when we are alone? I recently made the case that God has…