Fairness in Taxation
Is fairness about treating all alike or being sensitive to each individual's means?
Should Republicans and Democrats Be Friends?
Can friendship overcome deep moral disagreement? Should it?
Winning Graciously and the Problem with Empathy
President-elect Biden's recent speech calls for unity, and raises questions about the consideration owed to political rivals.
The Day after Election: A Return to Normal?
What does all this longing for days gone by mean for our political future?
Trump, Berlusconi, and Double Standards on Tough Questions
The similarities between the two figures raise questions about misogyny and hypocrisy.
The Day after Election: Democracy and Good Faith
The pursuit of power for power's sake has reduced politics to a bad faith battle for the people's attention.
The Day after Election: Procedure and Substance
Should government's first obligation be achieving substantive goals or fine-tuning procedural mechanisms? How can these two aims be compared?
Truth and Contradiction, Knowledge and Belief, and Trump
What is 'knowledge' if our politics doesn't even pretend to be concerned with truth?
In Defense of Mill
Contrary to popular belief, Mill's commitment to speech is capable of distinguishing good faith from bad faith efforts.