by Daniel A. Kaufman __ American politics is dead, or at least, it’s so completely fucked that it would be better off dead. What we
Category: Provocations
The aim of Provocations is to offer a number of short bursts on one or several issues, about which the author feels strongly, but on which his or her views may yet not be fully formed. They are meant to be the beginning of a conversation, not the end of one, and are chosen especially for their provocative and discussion-inducing content. Our hope is that they will engender intelligent and impassioned exchanges among our readers.
Provocations may come from any of our contributors and consequently, will reflect a number of different personal, social, and ideological orientations, which strikes us as a Good Thing.
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by Daniel A. Kaufman Last month, while preparing for our big Thanksgiving feast for over a dozen guests, the following item from Vox caught my
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By Daniel A. Kaufman Over at the Daily Nous, a much read, insider philosophy blog, David Velleman, one of today’s top philosophers, who enjoys digs
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by Daniel A. Kaufman Though I voted for Hillary Clinton in the last election, I predicted that Donald Trump would win. Indeed, I was predicting
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by Daniel A. Kaufman No one likes hyperbole more than I do, but it’s reached a point, now, in our public discourse, where it’s making
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by Daniel A. Kaufman What could the election of Donald Trump possibly have to do with the plight of academic philosophy? Well, nothing … and