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Matt McManus on Marx and Liberal Socialism
Some thoughts on the Marx chapter of my friend Matt McManus's new book "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism."
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AMA Answers
In lieu of a real essay this week, here are some answers to subscriber questions on topics ranging from analytical Marxism to Black Sabbath to why…
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Jordan Peterson and Richard Dawkins Should Both Read Quine
The idea of a dragon isn't a dragon.
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October 2024

Five Questions for Punctum Books
A radical publisher canceled an entire book because it contained an essay on Marxism by yours truly. They said they couldn't "associate themselves" with…
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Hume and Aristotle on Women
Or, "How to think about great philosophers spouting embarrassing bullshit."
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Why I'm Still An Atheist (Though Philip Goff's Version of Christianity Sounds Lovely)
Some thoughts on philosopher Philip Goff's embrace of a "heretical" form of Christian theism.
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September 2024

Good Movies and Awesome Movies
Some Quasi-Humean reflections
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Are Souls Randomly Assigned to Bodies? (UNLOCKED)
Perhaps not, but it's unclear why Jeremy Kauffman thinks this excuses his inability to engage in the most basic forms of moral reasoning.
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Wait, Which One of Us is the Libertarian?
Reflections on my debate with Walter Block
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Did Rawls Kill Analytical Marxism?
Joseph Heath says so in his essay, "John Rawls and the death of Western Marxism." But the core of his argument makes very little sense.
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August 2024

Sorry But It Does Seem Pretty Clear to Me That Marx Thinks Value Predates Capitalism
Some thoughts on the relationship between Marx's theory of value and his theory of exploitation--and why an increasingly popular alternate reading of…
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Mike Beggs on How a Viable Socialism Might Work (UNLOCKED)
In his essay "The Market and Workplace in a Democratic Socialism," Mike Beggs lays out out a post-capitalist vision that would avoid predictable sources…
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