How Our Dear Leader Got Elected
The next president was not decided by a careful analysis of the facts. No, the American people did not think about Trump or his actions in any real sense.
Philosophy today is often dismissed as mere mysticism, lumped in with crystal healing and fortune-telling—a telling reflection of our era. As philosophy fades from our personal lives and our education systems, people aren’t left with nothing to believe; rather, they’re primed to believe almost anything. Yet, not everything we’re told about the world is true.
To abandon philosophy—to stop engaging with questions and ideas that sharpen our understanding—would be to disarm ourselves and leave our less-prepared peers without defense against unfounded beliefs and empty ideas. As C.S. Lewis reminds us: “Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.”
Here, I explore philosophical ideas, examining beliefs and their impact on our daily lives. Through evaluating their validity, soundness, and reliability, I hope to reach more accurate conclusions, and ultimately, find a path to a more truthful, optimistic way of living—not just for myself, but for others.
The Algorithmic Death of Authenticity
I posit that we have steadily lost our ability to produce true, novel, and compelling speech due to our interactions with technology.
A Slow Death: Scratching an Artificial Itch
hey scratched themselves to death over an itch that was only ever an illusion.
Broken Pencils & Spontaneous Goodness
Spend any amount of time in a dead-end job, whether well paid or not, and you may just end up desiring a revolution if for no other reason than that you wish to experience something new, and the uprising would give you a reason to skip work on Monday.
Afghanistan Suffering & Conservative Finger Wagging
The Afghanistan crisis broke out on the news cycle less than twenty-four hours ago. Within such a short time frame, the tragic story has already become the new favored talking…