New Schedule

Sorry folks, no posting this weekend. After consulting with top voodoo economists and SEO specialists I have decided to move the posting schedule to Thursdays. This is temporary until I get more data on the optimal day to post. So until then I’m going to give you a taste of blog posts I have in the works. As my more seasoned readers will know this is no guarantee that any of these posts will ever see the light of day, but it’s a bone to those of you who came so far for so little.

Why I Enjoy the West Wing

A look at the virtues of this show and why it so appeals to me.

The Legislating Thought Objection

I want to examine the objection to hate crimes legislation which claims such laws are legislating thought.

The State as Other

This one’s going to be a little controversial so I’ll just leave you with the cryptic title and this enigmatic description. Yes, I know, I’m a master of suspense.


Moral Defeatism

Some go beyond realism and pragmatism about what is and what ought. They take the is to be so intractable as to make the ought meaningless. This is moral defeatism and it can only serve to impede ethical progress.

In Defense of Ideology

A great deal of hay has been made over the evils of ideology and the virtues of pragmatism. Is my conception of ideology different from those being maligned or is ideology getting a bad name to score some political points?

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  1. I look forward to "In Defense of Ideology"!

    Posted January 24, 2009 at 9:38 am | Permalink
  2. That post later became this one: http://appleofdoubt.com/?p=68

    Essentially it was defending the term ideology from, at the time, wave of stories about pragmatism and Obama.

    Posted January 24, 2009 at 1:37 pm | Permalink