Category: Society

*The Case Against the Sexual Revolution*

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2022/07/the-case-against-the-sexual-revolution.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-case-against-the-sexual-revolution The author is Louise Perry and the subtitle is A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century. Definitely recommended, here is Louise’s brief summary of part of the…

The American Dream

https://www.unz.com/lromanoff/the-american-dream/ LinkBookmarkThe US has one of the most deeply-ingrained nationalistic ideologies of any nation. Accompanying the grand mass hysterias of patriotism and freedom, one of the most pervasive links in…

Is monogamy morally wrong?

https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/5996/is-monogamy-morally-wrong?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Celebrated as the ideal form of romance, a growing cadre of philosophers argue that monogamy is actually unethical. – By Brian D. Earp – Monday, 4th July 2022 For…

China’s war over sand

https://www.economist.com/china/2022/06/02/chinas-war-over-sand The dark side of China’s property boom Jun 2nd 2022 Environmentalists have long fretted about soaring global demand for sand. It is used to make the concrete that is…

In defense of extremism

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2022/05/in-defense-of-extremism.html That is my latest Bloomberg column, the argument is super-simple: Calling something “extremist” is not an effective critique. It’s a sign that the speaker or writer either doesn’t want…