In Due Course

Not quite leveling down

I was saddened to note this weekend the passing of Nadir Mohamed, former CEO of Rogers Communications, and all-around Canadian worthy.

Sep 22 • 

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Some thoughts on violence

One of the reasons that people enjoy playing video games is that, among the entertainment options available to the average person, video games are by…

Sep 14 • 

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July 2025

Illness is a social construct

Social constructivism has acquired something of a bad reputation in recent years, particularly because of the way that it has been used (and misused) in…

Jul 25 • 

Joseph Heath

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My two cents on Abundance

Like everybody and their dog, I have written a review of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s Abundance book and Marc Dunkelman’s Why Nothing Works. I did it…

Jul 12 • 

Joseph Heath

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June 2025

Highbrow climate misinformation

I have a professional interest in the philosophical issues raised by the problem of global climate change.

Jun 20 • 

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April 2025

Why philosophers hate that ‘equity’ meme

If you want to annoy your favorite philosopher, one of the best ways to do it these days is to mention the “kids standing on boxes equity meme.” To call…

Apr 15 • 

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February 2025

Observations on the U.S. constitutional crisis

I’m a bit surprised that Pierre Trudeau’s famous “sleeping with an elephant” speech has not been getting more play in recent weeks:

Feb 15 • 

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Moral Responsibility for Backlash

Is it a thing? Should it be?

Feb 4 • 

Joseph Heath

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November 2024

How Steve Bannon baited the American left into overplaying its hand

Although he’s not quite finished with us yet, I think it fair to say that Steve Bannon will be remembered for two things: first, his media management…

Nov 14, 2024 • 

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Americans enjoy conflict

I have an old friend who is a drama queen.

Nov 8, 2024 • 

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September 2024

Key stages in the decline of academic Marxism

The fact that my previous post, on John Rawls and the death of Western Marxism, attracted several times more readers than anything I’ve previously…

Sep 15, 2024 • 

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August 2024

John Rawls and the death of Western Marxism

Back when I was an undergraduate, during the final years of the cold war, by far the most exciting thing going on in political philosophy was the…

Aug 25, 2024 • 

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