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The expert class is failing, and so is Biden’s presidency

Epictetus (c. 50-135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher who taught that philosophy is a way of life, emphasizing ethics, human freedom, and the acceptance of things beyond one's control. "Devote the rest of your life to making progress."

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Corrosion Eventually Becomes Irreversible

Or they know history and have a functioning moral compass.

Top ten reasons people support Israel:

1. Their favorite political party supports Israel

2. They were taught to support Israel and revising your worldview is hard

3. They believe the media would never lie to them

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I’m not sure what you’re responding to here but yes, of course they’re protecting Nazis. That’s the entire basis of this freedom of speech thing people keep misquoting Voltaire about, that you have to protect speech you don’t like.

The Nazis (which are not non-existent, that’s the narrative being invented as a way to make everyone feel more comfortable about their own position) do not themselves generate any meaningful income. The people generating the meaningful income are those who erroneously…

Defending the principle of free speech isn't equivalent to defending the content of any particular speech or speaker. Full stop.

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These Rules About Platforming Nazis Sure Seem Arbitrary and Incoherent!

The Gaza War wouldn’t be happening if Hamas hadn’t attacked Israel.

Hi everyone. Chris, Jairaj, and I wanted to let you know that we’ve heard and have been listening to all the views being expressed about how Substack should think about the presence of fringe voices on the platform (and particularly, in this case, Nazi views). 

I just want to make it clear that we don’t like Nazis either—we wish no-one he…

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This week I attended a brainstorming session with about 30 professors and media figures trying to find a way to improve public discourse. The Coleman Hughes-TED controversy came up in many side conversations. I did not hear anyone take Anderson’s or Grant’s side. Anderson comes across as a coward. Grant comes off as an academic snob…