Jefferson’s Liberal Morals
The Moral Sense Can Always Err. That’s Why It Must Be Exercised.
Essays
Bite by Bite: The Value of Virtue Signaling
Don’t discount the effectiveness of a cheap signal.
To Understand the AI Alignment Problem, Consider the Human Alignment Problem.
We haven’t solved that one, either.
Liberal Toleration and Ordinary Vices
Hypocrisy, snobbery, betrayal, and misanthropy are everywhere. Here’s what to do about it.
Private Property, Liberalism, and Human Flourishing
Private property allows individuals to pursue happiness through their own free choices. It also shields our individual and institutional activities from...
The Enemy of My Enemy Is a Really Big Dragon
When political theory meets horror, do not call up that which you cannot put down.
Ambition, Character, and Liberty
Ancient Roman moralists mistrusted ambition, which they connected to bribery and flattery. The powerful men around President Donald Trump show the dangers of ambition in its classical sense.