By Heaven, I’ll Know Thy Thoughts
Jan 02I realise to my surprise that I never got around to posting my APS paper “Shakespeare, Godwin, Kafka, and the Political Problem of Other Minds.” Okay, now I have. Here’s the abstract: Colin McGinn maintains that Othello is about the problem of other minds. But Othello’s version of the problem – the inaccessibility of particular [...]
The Hand That Rocks the TARDIS
Dec 26Don’t get me wrong; I greatly enjoyed the special, and I think Steven Moffat is the wasp’s elbows. But Moffat’s gender politics do continue to bug me. Ranking especially high on my feminist gripe-o-meter this past season were the “Mrs. Williams” comment in The God Complex, and the revelation that the seemingly independent River Song’s [...]
Some Distinctions and Clarifications
Dec 13I want to talk a bit a bit some of the ways in which left-libertarian claims are susceptible of misinterpretation. (Note: when I use the term “right-libertarian” below, I mean “libertarians who deviate rightward from the C4SS/ALL plumbline”!) 1. Right-libertarians sometimes accuse left-libertarians of misrepresenting right-libertarians’ relation to corporatism. “They say we support government favouritism [...]
After the Revolution
Jun 22Great cartoon asking: what if war were treated the way abortion is now, and vice versa?
Jim Crow Returns to Alabama, Part 2
Jun 17For a giggle, check out this critique (CHT Brandon) of my recent immigration post, by a “John J. Ray, M.A., Ph.D.” (Yes, he’s one of those.) The best bit is when the guy infers my deranged mental state from my picture. Yes, this picture. René Allendy, move over!
Wonder Woman, Maybe
Jun 10I’ve heard nothing good about this series, and the costume material looks awful, but at least she looks like she might be an angry warrior. Lynda Carter’s version was always too sweet. We’ll see.
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