New on PSL: why I read social science though I also do ideal theory.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/thin-liber...

I recently learned a new word--otrovert--that describes me. That probably comes out in my newest PSL post. I want to discourage people from identifying with the groups they belong to. We should all be individuals first, group members second.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/identifyin...

Today at PSL, I continue a theme: anti-intellectualism goes with violence.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/anti-intel...

In my latest at PSL, I again defend the humanities in higher education.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/defending-...

America vs. the World President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.

If I weren’t me, I’d take Kagan’s word over my own, but I think (and hope) he’s wrong about part of this: I do think it’s possible, and even likely, that we get a somewhat peaceful world with a multi-polar world.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Today at PSL, I discuss an idea of David Friedman's and its use today to promote civil discourse.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/reviving-t...

Republicans, Democrats, and Authoritarians Trump’s authoritarianism is a betrayal of Republicans, Democrats and all other parties.

If you are trying to understand the current state of the 2 annoyingly large parties, this seems right on.
michaelmascolo.substack.com/p/republican...

A guest post at PSL today by my friend Danny Shapiro on Balko on the current immigration nightmare.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...

My latest at PSL, on professors deciding about college assignments.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/college-work

I've never been convinced we should have given up ad coelum rights. Now I wonder about sacrificing a different part of the bundle of rights with regard to AI. New at PSL.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/the-bundle...

One week until Thanksgiving. A repeat (my first) at PSL on how to deal with talking with family members you think are radically wrong.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/how-to-tal...

My latest. We should be discussing creative destruction. It explains both polarization and the rise of socialist tendencies.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/creative-d...

A little optimism for your morning!
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My latest at PSL, on marketing academia and HxA: prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/fixing-aca...

Of course, you don't need another response to Charlie Kirk's assassination. This is a bit more than that. A tie in to my work on civil discourse. My newest at PSL:
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/anti-intel...

Axios: Commerce Secr H. Lutnick says the gov wants a cut of revenue generated by patents universities developed w/fed funds. I’ve said this for years. Do it & stop the idiotic attacks on academia—including disruptions in promised funds (then scale back in orderly fashion w/out violating promises).

A new piece at PSL expressing my current concerns despite my general recent optimism and suggesting what is needed.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/pushing-fo...

Trying a different style of writing. Here's a story with a point about what government can do.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/nobody-sta...

The bill Trump signed last week is extremely worrisome for alot of reasons, but I think I am most worried about the tremendous funding increase for ICE. So I wrote this:
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/on-immigra...

It's been a while since I've posted. I'll likely do better going forward, but today's post is simple: we should be talking alot more about the nationalization of the steel industry, especially in a time of war.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/nationaliz...

Higher Ed Must Recommit to Its Enlightenment Roots (opinion) Universities’ own mistakes helped pave the way for government attacks on academic freedom, Emily Chamlee-Wright writes.

“we must own our mistakes. If we are to refortify the liberal foundations of American higher education, we must proactively name the failures that have contributed to a permission structure that now accommodates illiberal and authoritarian reactionary forces.”
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Academic Activism as an Effect of Digital Media The social media forces of virality have irrevocably changed the nature of academia

Social media speeds discourse. Academic publishing has sped along with it. In some cases, they’ve fused. (Eg, many academics advertise their pubs on social media.) The quality of both have changed. Does that explain the rise of academic activism?

www.discoursemagazine.com/p/academic-a...

Let's Start with Adaptive Art!, a project from Ms. Cohen Help me give my students some fundamental art supplies that will foster their creative development and artistic growth. My students are exceptional in every sense of the word. They come from divers...

Can you help out?

www.donorschoose.org/project/lets...

New on PSL. Taking "political identity" too seriously is a mistake.
prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/on-identit...

The Politics of Fear, Part Deux Sometimes there *is* a monster under your bed.

Lauren is right: some fears are reasonable, but we have to be careful with that fear anyway.
radicalmoderatesguide.substack.com/p/the-politi...

US Citizens Don’t Have First Amendment Rights If Noncitizens Don’t Controlling noncitizens' speech involves controlling US citizens' speech.

Putting this out there. It’s right.
www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/us-citizen...

The Time of Monsters On Institutional Erosion, Normalcy Bias, and the Conditions That Precede Catastrophe

This seems worrisomely right.
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New post up at PSL, about both the telos of university and the main problem of recent students, beginning with when that telos was ignored. prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/the-telos-...

What the internet tells us about human nature It's not exactly what you think.

Another great piece from Lauren Hall. Remember: we are all both good and bad; its easy to fall into negative thinking, but there are steps we can take to prevent it. radicalmoderatesguide.substack.com/p/what-the-i...

The Necessary Virtue of Not Being an Asshole No matter what you tell yourself, you can't be a moral person if you're an asshole.

www.aaronrosspowell.com/p/the-necess...