Mahatma Gandhi

“Gandhi was a first-rate politician, second-rate saint, and third-rate thinker.”–DSR

The University Of Oxford Dominated Philosophy In The Twentieth Century

Largely thanks to Ryle and his colleagues, by the 1950s Oxford had ascended to a commanding position in philosophy, at … More

The Conservatism of Democracy

by Greg Conti (teaches political theory and the history of political thought at Princeton University) “Using words like ‘problematic,’ ‘cisgender,’ … More

Post-Liberalism

Yascha Mounk and Sohrab Ahmari debate whether there is a viable alternative to philosophical liberalism. In this week’s conversation, Yascha … More

Liberalism Against Capitalism

The work of John Rawls shows that liberal values of equality and freedom are fundamentally incompatible with capitalism. Your chances … More

Beyond the Dichotomy of Liberals and Conservatives

No love seems to be lost these days between liberals and conservatives, so-called left wing and right wing. For quite … More

“Keeping Up With the Joneses” – My Article in The Wire

My article “Keeping Up With the Joneses” has been published in The Wire

Varna/Jati/Caste (from New World Encyclopedia)

In ancient India, there was mobility between varnas, as people learned new skills and changed their actions and occupations. The … More

Left Is Not Woke

At the core of Susan Neiman’s new book Left is not Woke, which is an attempt to sever what she … More

Feminism

Women’s Silent Sadness And the pioneering book of Mary Wollstonecraft in England, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, was … More