Fool Me Twice
The shamed retreat into themselves, but the guilty can take responsibility for their actions. A Review of Frédéric Gros’s A Philosophy of Shame.
Taylor Hines
Dog Moms
Today, pets are superseding children and replacing human partners. It goes without saying that men are dogs, but what does it mean that dogs are now men?
Who Invited Robert?
Robert’s Rules of Order were designed to make large organizations of members with disparate interests and customs functional. No surprise that they have been rejected by many left groups since the 1960s, who have been less interested in functionality than comradery.
Harold Ickes's Watchful Eye
Harold Ickes—FDR’s Interior Secretary and director of the Public Works Administration—was a contradictory figure: a true believer, consummate cynic, loyal public servant, and fiercely independent malcontent. We’ll need many more bureaucrats like him if we want large, effective public programs again.
Meet the New Math, Same as the Old Math: A Review of Justin Joque’s "Revolutionary Mathematics"
<em>Revolutionary Mathematics</em> convincingly demonstrates that our primary task in a critique of algorithmic logic should not be de-reification, which would presuppose a degree of control over technology that we do not possess. But it doesn’t always follow its own advice.
The Pitfalls of Polemic, or How to Criticize the Crankiest Class of Critics
A review of Catherine Liu’s <em>Virtue Hoarders</em>.
Let’s Not Get Sentimental
Hate is an element of political organizing we are encouraged to disavow. But liberal sentimentality only leads to repetitive acting-out of the dynamics of dehumanization.
