Ethicist and historian of philosophy at the University of Washington.
I have a new book about persuasion coming out in fall 2026: 'Just Hear Me Out: How to Change Minds without Lies, Bullshit, or Moral Compromise.'
An eye-opening article from a friend of mine about the left / right divide. I found it really illuminating, especially in explaining some of the contempt between the two.
Why Hume is better at explaining modern capitalism than Marx | Aeon Essays
In 1752, David Hume discerned that wealth was becoming untethered from land. Here lies the origin of our political divisions
The final post in our series on why various philosophers support virtual conferences. This one is by the amazing Kino Zhao, and get to the heart one of the key questions I've wrestled with...
Why I Support the Virtual APA: How I Hate Virtual Conferences and Why I Keep Attending Them | Blog of the APA
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a mini-series called “Why I Support the Virtual APA.” This post marks the fourth and final installment. The mini-series was organized by Colin Marshall,...
A really powerful story about persuasion, with great reflections about identity, kindness, compassion, and confrontation. Definitely worth ~20 minutes of your day.
I Renounced My Affiliation & Came Out | I Changed My Mind Ep. 5
YouTube video by Brief But Spectacular
Fellow academics: Ever considered doing a Watch Party for a virtual conference? Last February, Mark Brennan organized an extremely successful watch party for undergrads at Northern Virginia Community College. I asked him how he pulled it off - here's his answer.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/04/o...Our APA Central Watch Party Experience | Blog of the APA
The 2025 Central APA Watch Parties left an impact on our students, some of whom expressed surprise that a community college would have been invited to participate in any capacity. The result of our pa...
A really nice post by Jenna Donohue on virtual conferences. She focuses on the American Philosophical Association's 2026 Pacific meeting, though her points generalize.
Why I Support the Virtual APA: Why I Hope to See You at the Pacific This Year | Blog of the APA
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a mini-series called “Why I Support the Virtual APA.” This post will be the first out of four installments. The mini-series was organized by Colin Marsh...
Are virtual conferences a good idea? A short, co-authored dialogue laying out some of the ethical issues:
Virtual APAs? A Dialogue | Blog of the APA
Scene: A shared grad student office in a philosophy department, with piles of papers and a bike leaning against a wall. Young hotshot philosopher Jet(setter), reads a book and the second, older, scruf...
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