The case for climate compensation
The reparations argument leads to a moral quagmire. Forget blame and liability, however, and the core injustice is clear…
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How liberalism lost its lustre
On the fading appeal of liberal democracy and more in the latest micro philosophy newsletter.
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The broken hallelujah
On the new film about Leonard Cohen’s most famous song and more in the latest microphilosophy newsletter.
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Going Along, Avoiding Blame
In “Complicit,” the behavioral ethicist Max H. Bazerman argues that “complicitors always surround the most famous evildoers.” More uncomfortably, he insists that complicitors include the likes of you and me.
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Are markets amoral?
It is the very amorality of markets that invites immorality. They encourage us to view interactions through the lens of pure cost and benefit, as though this were a value-free zone.
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