Art

Phenomenology in Art Theory

In art theory, phenomenology has been used to explore the ways in which artworks engage with the viewer’s perceptual experience. Phenomenologists argue that art has the power to reveal aspects of the world that are not accessible through rational thought alone, allowing viewers to engage with the world in a more immediate and intuitive way.

SCOTUS

Democracy Requires Disempowering the Supreme Court

There’s simply no path forward for meaningful social progress in the United States that doesn’t go through disempowering the Supreme Court. Ideas like packing the court with new justices and imposing term limits on old ones have long been dismissed as too extreme to be worth serious discussion, but we’ve reached the point where it’s

Capitalism

Friedrich August von Hayek Was an Enemy of Freedom

Of all the enemies of democracy and freedom, Friedrich August von Hayek was probably the smartest. At least, he was the most influential: the structures of today’s global economy — the European Economic and Monetary Union, central banks, “balanced budget amendments” to national constitutions, and “free” trade agreements guaranteeing capital’s future profits — are essentially

Some Thoughts

Be Prepared for the Future Robot/AI Uprising

If popular culture has taught us anything, it is that we will one day face a growing robot/AI menace. The enemy will be a technology so enmeshed in our daily lives that it has become invisible. Any machine could rebel, from a toaster to a Terminator. Think you are safe from your little Echo Dot?

Some Thoughts

Do you have any hobbies?

Yes. Bringing down the patriarchy. Defenders of the work ethic point out the need for hobbies. It is a meaningful way to spend one’s free time, as opposed to mere idling. Conservatives often employ a purely moral argument for having hobbies. In the Christian tradition, idleness is associated with sin, as expressed in the saying